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Starbucks’ Japanese rival Tully’s offers a sweet customization option that sets them apart
7-Eleven’s new whipped cream sandwich takes Japanese convenience store food to a whole new level
What if Resident Evil was a 1970s anime? It’d look like this, Capcom shows in official video【Vid】
A haunted house for the information age opens in Tokyo for a limited time
Tokyo park lighting up with gorgeous digital cherry blossom art display this spring
McDonald’s adds a Japanese daifuku pie to its menu for a limited time
Sega celebrates graduation season with chalkboard art of iconic video game characters
Retro PlayStation bags and accessories take you back to the ’90s without breaking the bank
Cherry blossoms begin blooming in Tokyo, earliest start to sakura season for third year
Koto is a local favorite in Iruma, Saitama, for its large food portions, so we check it out
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Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Valorant character in amazing transformation
Gigantic new anime store opening soon in Tokyo, and here’s a sneak-peek【Photos】
Japan’s newest capsule toys: Capsules that Absolutely Won’t Open【Photos】
Giant 1,431-square meter arcade and bar opening in downtown Tokyo from Bandai Namco- McDonald’s adds a Japanese daifuku pie to its menu for a limited time
- Retro PlayStation bags and accessories take you back to the ’90s without breaking the bank
Virtual YouTubers in our world? Giant signs at Tokyo stations show Hololive talent and human fans
Studio Ghibli celebrates Mother’s Day with special Totoro flower deliveries
Attack on Titan x Uniqlo pairing unleashes a colossal collaboration on the world
Cloth randoseru Japanese backpacks are here to lighten load on parents’ wallets and kids’ backs
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Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
Daiso opens massive new 25,392-square foot Tokyo flagship store with its two sub-brands included
Sailor Moon’s Senshi team up with Hello Kitty and Sanrio for pajama party crossover merch line
Japan’s randoseru school backpacks keep getting more expensive, so now parents can rent them- Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Valorant character in amazing transformation
- Gigantic new anime store opening soon in Tokyo, and here’s a sneak-peek【Photos】
Sailor Moon Jimmy Choo collaboration adds Luna, Tuxedo Mask kiss, and Inner Senshi bags【Photos】
Cherry blossom Totoro tableware, interior decoration line arrives for Ghibli-style sakura spring
New Japanese KitKat combines two flavours in one for brand new taste sensation
Speedy sakura?!? Revised cherry blossom forecast for Japan says flowers will bloom early this year
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Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Image-generating AI’s picture of “Final Fantasy VII Cloud” is so wrong, yet so right
New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
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McDonald’s adds a Japanese daifuku pie to its menu for a limited time
Sega celebrates graduation season with chalkboard art of iconic video game characters
Retro PlayStation bags and accessories take you back to the ’90s without breaking the bank
Cherry blossoms begin blooming in Tokyo, earliest start to sakura season for third year
Koto is a local favorite in Iruma, Saitama, for its large food portions, so we check it out
Shitty Shinjuku – 30-meter streak of human turd spotted in Tokyo’s busiest train station
Japan’s newest capsule toys: Capsules that Absolutely Won’t Open【Photos】
Powering up our instant noodles with Nissin Cup Noodle’s instant tempura and abura-age【Taste Test】
Ghibli Park visitors caught in lewd acts with anime character figures
Giant 1,431-square meter arcade and bar opening in downtown Tokyo from Bandai Namco
You don’t have to go all the way to Haneda to find a vending machine that sells airplane meals
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