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Tea and cookies at a cat cafe too cutesy for you? We’ve got just the alternative for your next night out in Tokyo!
An elegant rearrangement of an iconic piece of video game music history, plus where to hear the musician play live.
Foreign guests welcome at lobby lounge function that sidesteps the cost and pretense of orthodox geisha services.
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Two of our reporters invite you to share a glass of absinthe with them at Host Club Roketto in Shinjuku.
After a long day of sightseeing in Japan’s former capital, don’t forget to try this Japanese take on Irish coffee right across the street from Kyoto Station.
Human and virtual sommeliers help customers pick out the perfect beer, wine, or sake in “bar with no menu.”
The lure of cheap booze is hard to resist, but before you follow that discount-promising tout, take a moment to check what clothes he’s wearing.
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Japan’s infamous bar barkers often won’t take no for an answer, but one veteran says this response will stop them in their tracks.
If you can’t get enough of Japan, or just happen to be the indecisive type, this mix of Yebisu Beer and Kyoto green tea is for you.
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Starbucks Japan releases FIVE new Frappuccinos in a day, and we try them all in 90 minutes
Lawson convenience store at popular tourist site is one of the most unusual in Japan
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Japanese bento shop sells croquettes for 13 cents, but are they any good?
Sanrio’s best-loved butthole defies physics in adorable sumo collaboration[Photos]
Japan named most sleep-deprived country for fourth year in a row, according to survey
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These apartments are crazy-small even by Tokyo standards, and super-popular with young people
Drink vending machines disappearing in Japan as number drops to lowest in 30 years
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