This beautiful detour, hidden in plain sight, serves as a beautiful example of how Japan always rewards explorers.
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With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to take a catalog of some of the finest seasonal cocktails available at Tokyo Disney Sea!
A brilliant idea shared by British police officers spread all the way to Japan, so we had to give these milkshakes a “shot”.
After more than 80 years, Tokyo’s world-famous fish market is relocating, but the head of this 104-year-old wholesaler has one concern.
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The special meal with 100-percent Japanese beef might be the last thing you eat while on a trip to Japan.
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Combines modern technology and old-school carpentry in a way that puts ordinary science fair projects to shame.
Looking at sexy anime and manga is a time-honored way of rubbing away work-caused stress in Japan, but you’re supposed to wait until after work.
Suspiciously, councilwoman was removed from meeting just before introducing governmental reform proposal.
The parking lot is for people seeking medical treatment, and this hospital says it’s willing to give you a shot whether you need one or not.
Kabocha, one of Japans favorite fall foods, arrives just as we enter the month of Halloween.
Other members call for immediate suspension of meeting due to breech of etiquette, take eight hours to decide on her increasingly stupid punishments.
With a beer in our left hand a shelf full of manga within reach of our right, we’re not sure why we should ever leave.
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