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Our convenience store-loving chefs are at it again with this egg-xcellent creation! Read More
A centuries-old sweet so sacred it’s still used as an offering at one of the country’s holiest shrines.
Woman says she’s a foreign student struggling in the pandemic, asks us to buy her homemade chocolate
Pressured to review outdated prohibitions, an entire prefecture says goodbye to “relics of the past”.
There’s a lot of great curry inside this machine, but one in particular is really something special.
In all its 35 years of existence, we’ve never seen this classic Nintendo Famicom/NES game being played quite like this.
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Mr. Sato is never one to pass up a good T-shirt–especially one that salutes his home train line!
So determined to win rare full-sized Hibiki and Yamazaki whiskies we’re willing to spend over US$300 for them.
After going to all the trouble to raise you, doesn’t Dad probably need more than just a six-pack?
Grown-ups weigh in on the question of whose art has stayed in their hearts into adulthood.
Our in-house Berserk fan dresses up as one of the series most memorable faces…and no, it’s not Guts of Griffith.
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Cans of 7-Up discontinued in Japan, production quietly stopped last January
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Japanese art has never looked quite as beautiful as when it’s made out of Japanese beef【Photos】
Japanese love doll mistaken for drowned corpse, saved by emergency services anyway
Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators, provided they “cheer quietly”
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Kanna Hashimoto wins Guinness World Record for getting tissues really fast
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Anime voice actor star of Cowboy Bebop marries former idol less than half his age
Baby tanuki prompts adorable standoff as it tries to get into Tokyo art museum【Videos】
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Cooking disaster leaves Japanese kitchen looking like a bloody murder scene
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Super Mario Bros. is actually a three-person co-op game, as long as you play it like this【Video】
Manga legend Rumiko Takahashi reveals her insane working schedule
Coca-Cola’s green tea cubes are an awesome new way to make Japan’s favorite drink【Photos】
Man cooks rice, stir-fried noodles in convenience store parking lot before starting police chase
Magic gummy candies become a viral hit on social media
Poll asks Japanese fans to name their favorite depressing anime
We buy a delicious new burger without saying a single word- Japan’s shortest train line may also be its creepiest, looks like something out of a horror film
Is milk really the best match for cereal? Why not try beer and these five other liquids?
Crackdown on illegal maid cafes looks to be making maids a rarer sight on streets of Akihabara
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Nintendo puts out important notice for casual gamers who’ve bought a Switch during the pandemic
Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online
A Pokémon glitch no one discovered in 18 years has been found…by a pet fish in Japan?!?【Videos】
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
Akihabara saying goodbye to landmark as giant Sega arcade announces it’s closing for good
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Man loses 200 times at crane game, calls police to investigate, staff member loses 300 times too
Hayao Miyazaki has a gripe against Japanese female voice actors
Japanese wife/artist solves “I don’t know. What do YOU want to eat?” problem in an awesome way
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Japan is home to the cutest bug in the world, but they’re on the verge of extinction
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W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 reasons sleeping on the floor Japanese-style is awesome 【Weird Top Five】
You can now drive Totoro’s Catbus with this awesome new item from the Ghibli specialty shop【Vid】
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