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We sent a reporter to go gamble for a genuine gachapon gem.
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Instant bear curry from the northeastern mountains of Japan【Taste test】
Our writer loses 6 kilograms (13 pounds) in 1 month with help from these Japanese 7-Eleven foods
Japanese onsen stand is part gas station, part hot spring vending machine
Level up a convenience store curry pan to a depachika gourmet meal
Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
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The Times They are a-Changin’: Our reporter reflects on the changing landscape of Ebisu
We make pills the old-fashioned way in Japan’s former medicine capital, Toyama Prefecture
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- Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
- Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Japanese teen calls cops on man she thinks is holding a knife, turns out he just has old tech
1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
Japan’s most convincing “beware of crows” sign spotted
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?- Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
Why are there different counters for animals and people in Japanese?
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- Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages- Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
The Times They are a-Changin’: Our reporter reflects on the changing landscape of Ebisu
We make pills the old-fashioned way in Japan’s former medicine capital, Toyama Prefecture
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
We visit Moominvalley Park for a press event, find it super melancholy, exactly as it should be
Japanese teacher shares surprising reason why the kanji for crow has one less line than bird
The new Shin Ultraman movie is out, and here’s what both an Ultraman fan and nonfan think of it
Gacha capsule machines now dispense perfumes in Japan
Origami folded by gyaru – The first capsule toy it’s impossible to get a complete set of【Photos】
7-Eleven that survived Fukuoka road collapse becomes mecca for Japanese students
McDonald’s releases an Oreo and Spam burger for a very limited time
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