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Can Japan’s Self-Defense Forces legally open fire on a zombie horde?

This legal discussion contains scenes of explicit violence and gore.

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Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

Parting is such very, very sweet sorrow.

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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall

Here there be dragons and bargains.

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Burger King Japan shuns Shibuya Halloween spirit, but keeps it alive everywhere else

No tricks or treats is the plan at Shibuya Center-gai, but cool sweets will be waiting at every other branch.

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Hello Kitty cuts ties with hit Japanese spy drama Vivant over torture scenes

Goodbye Kitty.

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Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone

Combining palanquins and muscle suits to make historic sites accessible for all.

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Japanese government still lists refusing to pay for dates as a form of domestic violence

Once again, there’s a lot of nuance that’s lost in the attempt to be succinct.

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Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season

Each beverage has its own unique character so you can choose which one you’d like to party with.

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Japan’s super cute tanuki bread skips tricks, promises to be treat for your eyes and taste buds

You can trust this tanuki to be as sweet on the inside as it looks on the outside.

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Japanese snack lovers may soon be spore-ting the latest crowdfunded confectionery tech

Play that fung-ky music.

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One simple unexpected recipe swap will make your Japanese-style omelets extra fluffy and juicy

And one more cooking hack will make your dashimaki tamago fluffier still.

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This curry restaurant might have the worst location in Tokyo…or maybe the best

Alk Road finds a way to turn a negative into a positive.

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Baum vending machine in a Yokohama station lets us eat cake served on a luxury cruise ship

Our favorite kind wasn’t even the one we expected, but they were all the baum-dot-com.

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Is this crazy-looking home sauna just what our busy daddy reporter needs in his life?

Ahiruneko’s single-guy sauna days are done, but this gadget promises to bring the steam right into his home.

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10 of the nicest celebrities we’ve met in Japan over the years

Who wowed our reporters the most with sheer friendliness?

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This Tokyo snack shop can send your taste buds on a trip around Japan for just 1,000 yen

There’s a new sweets curator in downtown Tokyo.

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Mochido donuts make a squishy return to Lawson stores across Japan

Mochido or Mochidon’t. There is no Mochitri.

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93-year-old Japanese grannie helps set trap for scam artist half her age

This woman was the target of a criminal scheme, but she definitely wasn’t going the be the victim of it.

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Tokyo restaurant adds special seat for live-streaming and social media posting [Video]

Yakiniku Like wants to help diners get some likes of their own.

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Middle Eastern juice bar B-Fresh lands in Harajuku

Refresh yourself with fruity sweetness while the crowds have yet to discover the store.

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