One Piece and accessory store U-Treasure had two awesome announcements just in time for the holiday season.
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One of the year’s most touching stories gets a very special Christmas episode.
The city of Yokohama adds an awesome, eight-meter (26.3-foot) tall attraction to convince people to come down from Tokyo for the afternoon.
200-year-old sake brewery teams up with Final Fantasy’s legendary designer for a very special crossover.
The Edo Neko Chaya has a beautiful interior, charming kitties, and a heartwarming mission.
“Don’t walk with your phone! …Oh, your phone is…Walking anyway…Um…Carry on.”
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The hand-stamp assembly line is back in full force in these strangely soothing Twitter videos, featuring top-ranked sumo stars.
Beyond-kind lost and found corner still hopes it can find original owner.
The man who can make knives out of pasta and underwear is back with his most beautiful idea yet.
While out for a stroll in Ginza, he found a portal that seemed to take him not just to another place, but another time…twice.
This Ginza cafe treats its coffee like fine wine, so we sent Mr. Sato to sample a vintage.
Self-controlled robo guard scans for dangerous individuals and suspicious packages, would probably look adorable with a police officer’s uniform.
Learn all the Japanese names of the Kanto Pokémon while watching them all run around in the new game!
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