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Japan’s biggest chain of used books and other media blends right in with the City of Lights.
App publishes a ranking of the names that got the most hits during expectant parents’ searches.
These cosplaying queens waited two years to step out as their favourite manga and anime characters, and the wait was definitely worth it.
Free-walk VR game gives you your choice of Monster Hunter weapons to swing as you track and fight Velkhana.
Lawson throws its hat into the ring with a new fried chicken, but how does it fare against the offerings from Family Mart and 7-Eleven?
Japanese companies tend to frown on workers having a side job, but this time there’s something to smile about.
We bought the SoraHouse for US$9,100 and now it’s time to see if we’re sitting on a goldmine.
He got his start in tuna wholesale when he was just 16, and today we’re learning from his experience.
Is this East-West combo as majestic as a bald eagle soaring past Mt. Fuji, or an abomination that should be buried at the bottom of the Pacific?
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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