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You’ll have to do more than make it look sexy to convince people in Japan this is shabu shabu.
Weekly Shonen Jump’s name might not be entirely accurate, so our in-house fan offers an alternative.
That’s plenty for life in Japan’s capital, claims twenty-something woman, but you might not want to live like her.
Even if you’re traveling by yourself, you’ll never be alone since you’re on a 24-hour live stream.
We get the meat sweats while conquering a four-pound mountain packed with 18 different types of meat.
Tokyo model lets you share a beer with your sudden wife of eight years and play with your seven year-old daughter.
Two different adorable kitty designs are here to convince you that you don’t really need to go anywhere this winter.
The legendary arcade is closing down for good, but there’s still time to see this awesome piece of history for yourself.
Rev-9 and the T-800 beat drums in traditional happi coats under a giant Godzilla in Japan.
And if your mother never made fresh-squeezed onionade for you, you may want to consider if she really loved you.
Telecom giant’s decision is part of plan to “increase the independence and productivity of each individual employee.”
October 31 marked the last day the clothing chain was in business in Japan.
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Tokyo’s amazing 2D Cafe looks like an illustration, but it’s an actual restaurant you can eat in!- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure memes are the signature seasoning at this ramen restaurant in Japan【Vid】
Jackie Chan spotted cuddling a puppy at a Japanese home centre【Video】- Is 150,000 yen (US$1,389) a month enough to live on in Tokyo? Depends what kind of life you want
Otaku dances like a Japanese idol in front of J-Pop idol at live event in Tokyo【Video】
Anime fan gets maybe the nicest letter of noise complaint ever from his neighbor
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Microsoft Japan’s experiment with 3-day weekend boosts worker productivity by 40 percent
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Shinkansen announcer shares moment her mother hears her voice on bullet train for the first time
Kyoto’s popular tourist spot Gion to forbid photos on private roads, 10,000 yen fine to violators
“Otaku” YouTuber confronts Tokyo tough-guy litterers, who’ve got no idea who they’re dealing with
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PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
We asked a Niantic insider 30 questions about Pokémon Go, learned a lot of useful information
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure memes are the signature seasoning at this ramen restaurant in Japan【Vid】
Crows in Japan spotted playing with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, may have exploitable bias in deck-building
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To –san or not to –san? Should you use the Japanese honorific suffix when speaking English?
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Attack on Titan roller coaster, Monster Hunter VR hunt to open at Universal Studios Japan!
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