With all of the delightful flavors available, it can be hard to choose. We’re here to help!
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Coming to Japan on winter vacation? Don’t forget your passport, or your local Frappuccino guide.
Here’s your convenience store snack survival guide, for when “all of the above” isn’t an option.
This handy, dandy chart lays out a number of characters with their voice actors and shows.
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Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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Studio Ghibli theme park’s new dessert is a drinkable version of Hayao Miyazaki’s pilot daydream
Hollywood live-action Naruto movie announces global search for its Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura
Giant Mewtwo statue disappears from real-life Pokémon Center in Japan, may be headed to America
McDonald’s Japan reveals new Pokémon collaboration range, covering McNuggets and lucky bags
Solid gold Hedorah kaiju from the Godzilla series is now available to pre-order
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Foreign tourists staying in one part of Japan can now get nightly government hotel discounts
Yoshinoya and Dragon Quest slaying scalpers with shift to made-to-order collaboration merch
Godiva Japan is now offering two Chocolixirs for the price of one, and here’s how to get them
Climbing season officially opens for Japan’s Mt. Hiyoriyama, the shortest mountain in the country
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New Mt. Fuji overnight bus takes travelers from downtown Tokyo straight to the most popular hiking trail
Kurokawa Onsen celebrates 40 years of its beloved bathing pass with redesign, summer festivities
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