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There’s a real-world Pokémon Sandshrew Park in Japan, and it’s adorable!【Photos】

Sand-loving Pokémon look right at home in this famous-for-sand prefecture.

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The time P.K. flatly refused a request from his deceased best friend’s mom at their first meeting

A long-buried memory recently resurfaced during our Japanese-language reporter’s annual memorial trip–and he still doesn’t know how to feel about it.

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Instant-ramen coated fried chicken appears in Tokyo, instantly makes us hungry, happy【Taste test】

Ikekara makes its way to Japan’s capital.

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Pokémon GO melds with Tokyo’s traditional neighborhood for Asakusa Routes event, gets thumbs up from us

Our Pokémon GO-loving reporter walks Pikachu’s Past and Present Route.

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Kyoto hotel OMO5 Kyoto Gion offers Yojiya cosmetics Pretty Girl Room Stay for New Year’s season

OMO5 Kyoto Gion by Hoshino Resorts partners with Kyoto cosmetics brand Yojiya for Fresh Beginnings in Kyoto Pretty Girl themed rooms.

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Are you Team Taiyaki or Team Takoyaki? – Weighty Food Debate, Street Food Snack Edition

We pick between two Japanese street foods that sound alike, but couldn’t be much more different.

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Visiting Ueno Zoo for the first time as an adult shows our reporter the true appeal of the place

Seiji finally visits the zoo that pretty much everyone else who lives in Tokyo has already been to.

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Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel adds kotatsu and hot sake service for a warm way to chill in the sky

This solves the one and only problem with Japan’s amazing heated tables.

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New Japanese KitKat flavour, Sugar Butter Tree, is like cracking a chocolate tree branch

A new must-try Japanese KitKat to put on your shopping list!

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Our search for Kyoto Station’s cheapest souvenir reveals a surprisingly sweet find

You don’t have to spend a lot to get a great souvenir in Kyoto.

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Studio Ghibli releases New Year’s stamps for 2024

Celebrate Japan’s most traditional time of year with the help of these famous anime characters.

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Shibuya McDonald’s closes its doors after 39 years in business

Announcement follows a number of recent closures in the Shibuya area. 

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Studio Ghibli adds magic to your matcha with new tea ceremony whisk and bowl

Anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away are your companions for this special tea ceremony.

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Hunter x Hunter creator reveals plan for series’ final scene, in case he dies before finishing it

”If I should happen to die, I would be happy if you could accept this as the ending.”

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Mos Burger opens fried chicken ramen pop-up restaurant serving free food in Tokyo

Burger chain and Cup Noodle maker Nissin join hands for fowl ramen collaboration.

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Budget sukiyaki showdown! Yoshinoya, Sukiya, or Yayoiken, who gives the most beef for your yen?

Turns out one wallet-friendly chain’s hot pot has a lot more meat.

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120-year-old sweets store keeps Japan’s maritozzo boom alive with a massive specimen

It’s time for a maritozzo rennaissance.

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Tokyo hotel guarantees good night’s sleep or your money back, provides three hours of free booze

Will free drinks and a “theater room” have us sleeping deeply through the night?

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Japanese police investigate report of foreigner spreading white powder on street in Hyogo

Concerned citizen’s report leads to baffling, (probably) harmless discovery.

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Starbucks Japan gives us a pistachio Frappuccino for Christmas 2023

New drinks capture the nuttiness of Christmas with a unique twist.

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