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Family Mart? 7-Eleven? Or a dark horse contender? Join us on this steaming hot konbini odyssey.
Collaboration with one of Japan’s favorite sake breweries won’t get you drunk, will make you happy.
Is it still cosplay if you can’t even see the costume anymore?
For a service that promises a clean break with a bad job, this taishoku daikou has a lot of strings attached.
Head-raising ceremony held for new/Nu Gundam, the first life-size mobile suit in west Japan.
You can treat your Christmas blues by treating yourself to some comfort food at a discounted price.
We visit Japan’s big three combini, plus one dark horse contender, on our search for nikuman bliss.
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
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Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- 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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
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