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Actor/director visits Japan as part of promotion for Creed III’s Japanese release and its special anime short.
The American actress chatted to Vogue Magazine about her beauty secrets, with one in particular thrilling Japanese fans.
Pikachu shows up in a special outfit and London gets its own Pokémon species representative too.
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Famous director’s real life suddenly turns into what could be a scene from one of his organized crime movies.
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Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
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[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
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Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Japanese woman subdues convenience store thief with headlock, credits anime for technique
Street Fighter sushi bento boxes are here so you won’t have to fight on an empty stomach
Japan’s favorite cheap sake is now an alcoholic ice cream
Witness the stunning hues of red and blue with Lake Biwa views at Mt. Hakodate’s Kokia Park
Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Pizza Hut Japan creates Landmine-type Pizza to celebrate Japan’s dark jirai-kei fashion
Beautiful, intricate drawings of snowflakes from Edo-era Japan
We try eating nothing but emergency food rations for three progressively tougher days
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This Tokyo rice ball takes 20 years to make and 2,000 yen (US$14.30) to buy, but is it worth it?
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