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Ranma 1/2 Cafe opening in three Japanese cities, features food with transformable flavors

Ranma is back on TV with a new anime series, and back in Japan’s character cafe circuit too!

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Shinkansen to permanently reduce number of inexpensive non-reserved seats on Nozomi trains

Tokaido and Sanyo routes, connecting Tokyo with Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka, to be affected.

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Japanese idol group asks fans to be respectful towards pre-teen singer for heartwarming reason

With the Christmas season here, management asks for sensitivity regarding one specific topic.

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Bad tourist manners lead to new Mt. Fuji view-blocking scree at Japan’s “Fuji convenience store”

Rural town put its faith in tourists to be polite, and that faith was not rewarded.

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Shimonoseki’s Koreantown isn’t like Tokyo’s or Osaka’s, but it has a retro atmosphere all its own

We stumble upon a small Korean area in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the city connected to Busan, Korea by ferry.

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McDonald’s Japan’s Gurakoro burger faces a giant rival in Komeda’s Gurakuro

Gurakoro vs Gurakuro proves the McDonald’s registered trademark can only go so far.
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Yakuza family speaks out against rise in organized crime

Not their kind of organized crime, the bad kind.

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Finally! Icees are coming to Japan!

Beloved American frozen dessert drink, progenitor to the Slurpee, comes to Japan, but leaves cherry flavor behind.

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Savor the sass in Osaka’s new obachan-inspired buns

This playful souvenir is packed with personality.

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That time when we made a theme song for Kura Sushi out of our sheer love for it【Video】

Sometimes love for conveyor belt sushi makes you do crazy things.

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Japan’s workplace drinking party communication is unnecessary, says majority of workers in survey

A long-standing part of Japanese work culture may have passed the tipping/tipple point, especially in women’s eyes.

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Late-night cake cafe in Tokyo’s hostess/host bar district will satisfy your confectionary desires

The address and interior design say host/hostess lounge, but the menu says elegant individual-size cakes.

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Eight unforgettable hot springs, as recommended by Japan’s “Professor Bath”

Onsen expert and researcher who’s visited thousands of hot springs gives us a gift of knowledge for Good Bath Day.

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How often do Japanese people search for their ex online?【Survey】

And are they happy with what they find?

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Dynamic, delicious sashimi searing lesson will show you the true flavor of katsuo tataki【Photos】

Shizuoka shop serves up some of the best bonito we’ve ever had, and lets you be part of making it.

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Lucky accommodation plan in Japan includes shrine visit and onsen hot spring inn stay

A once-in-a-lifetime experience at the birthplace of Japanese mythology.
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Kyoto green onion theft victim becomes Kyoto green onion thief

Prosecutors seeking jail time for theft of hundreds of kilos of Kujo negi.

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Do cold noodles from a Japanese vending machine fill us with joy or regret?

Find out if Morioka Reimen is a famous specialty worth canning.

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Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you

Dip churros are now on the menu, and they’ve got everyone hooked.

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Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world

Little Forest Cookie Can is like eating a page out of a storybook.

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