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2020’s most popular hot springs in Japan, as ranked by Japanese travelers

Add these to your Japan travel bucket list!

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Man in Japan told he owes “unpaid adult web site fees,” ends up giving scammers over 100 million yen

First payment sets off string of scams that ran for months.

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Japan’s favorite curry rice restaurant teams up with convenience store for Super Spicy Curry Buns

CoCo Ichibanya and Family Mart give us a curry meal we an hold in the palm of our hand.

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Japan’s Virtual Boyfriend Cake is here to keep you company/be your murder victim this Christmas

Our single-lady reporter meets and eats her new beau.

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Tokyo has a cafe lounge that’s for negative people only

We check out the “negative cafe and bar,” a soothing space for gloomy people.

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Who makes Japan’s best Spam-style onigiri convenience store rice ball? Let’s find out【Taste test】

We take a taste test trip in Okinawa and get acquainted with the local specialty.

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Mask vending machines pop up at train stations around Taiwan to help commuters avoid fines

Because you’ll be slapped with a hefty fine for not wearing a mask on the subway.

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Alcoholic soup in a cup now on sale to keep Japan warm and buzzed this winter

An extra-relaxing beverage for the coldest time of the year.

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Japanese government’s new birth rate plan: Use AI to tell people who’d be a good spouse for them

Wants to help people find spouses who don’t meet their preferences for age, income, or education.

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Idol otaku arrested for bomb threat after his idol T-shirt gets burned

He did the one thing you shouldn’t do if you don’t want your idol merch to go up in smoke.

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Canada’s Bacon Mushroom Melt is coming to Wendy’s Japan!

Two Mushroom Melts will be available, only for a limited time. 

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New winter-only Japanese KitKat flavour combines chocolate with a decadent sweet

“A new way of enjoying cake” proposed by Japanese chocolatier. 

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All-you-can-eat onigiri make this Tokyo Internet/manga cafe a great place to actually eat

Come for the free rice balls, stay for the free ice cream.

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A Japanese vending machine perfect for samurai

If vending machines existed in the Edo Period, they would’ve looked like this. 

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Is it gross to eat sushi that the chef pressed with his bare hands?【Survey】

One group of Japanese people is surprisingly squeamish about eating sushi made the traditional way.

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New Japanese sake miniatures teach us about drinking culture in Japan

Tiny replicas from a famous brewery are this month’s hottest gacha collection.

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Clash of the instant ramen! Taste-testing seven instant noodles on a flavor trip across Kyushu

Why savor one when you can savor them all?

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Post office manager sacked for embezzling 130 million yen in stamps

Yeah, but when you convert that to dollars… Holy cow!

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Drive-in theater in Kanagawa to offer Makoto Shinkai movie showings, concerts, and more

Looking for something socially distant to do? Look no further than Yokosuka!

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We have way too much fun making Demon Slayer anime erasers and badges with craft kits

Some potential gift ideas for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba enthusiast in your life!

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