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New cherry blossom dessert takes its inspiration from a traditional Japanese springtime sweet.
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New clip points out facts about football, baseball, and sumo in Japan…but not all Japanese are behind it.
Video gets more dislikes than likes, proving just how much Japanese society needs to watch this right now.
From Your Name to Mirai and Weathering With You, over a dozen anime star in this gorgeous 30-second commercial.
Academy award winning animator and a Ghibli artist who works at Lawson part-time join forces to pay homage to the konbini.
People are wondering if any English speakers were consulted before they chose the name for the salacious new dessert.
Survey says one in two foreigners have been bummed out by meeting Japanese people with bad breath.
Telecommunications company slammed for using Japanese culture to promote a Samsung product from South Korea.
Coca-Cola takes the clear drinks trend to a whole new level, and gives us a special Reiwa parody commercial as well.
Osaka has just one word to say in response to all those annoying questions about her ethnicity and her love of katsudon.
The one-night special will be screened on Japanese television tonight, on the last day of the Heisei period.
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