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Can’t read the kanji characters on the label? You’re not the only one, so here’s a shopping secret to help you out.
Creepy cool accessory’s clever construction makes the eye go into alert mode when you snap it on.
A battle two years in the making finally comes to an end, but is only the beginning of giant robot fights.
Biker captures beautiful and varied scenery of Japan, friendliness of fellow travellers, edited down into two short montage pieces.
Hundreds of steps below the surface, and if you miss your train, you could be waiting on the dank, dungeon-like platform alone for four hours.
Even people born and raised in famously polite Japan are amazed by Iwate Prefecture’s manners.
Changeover takes less time than the anime heroine’s transformation sequence.
Follow the cool crowd and head to these little-known cafes for unusual themed experiences you won’t ever forget.
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Enjoy a Pokémon tea ceremony with new matcha goods featuring Poltchageist and Sinistcha
Who wins in a battle of McDonald’s and Komeda Coffee’s chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】
Orange Juice Crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up
Pokémon Cafe serves up a green tea ceremony in Japan with Poltchageist and Sinistcha matcha menu
Icon’s Mac & Cheese Burger contender for best burger in Tokyo【Taste test】
Beautiful set of 24 Ghibli anime memo pads returns, will have you wanting to take notes by hand
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Tomonoura: Where Ponyo and Wolverine crossed paths
Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Beautiful set of 24 Ghibli anime memo pads returns, will have you wanting to take notes by hand
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Tomonoura: Where Ponyo and Wolverine crossed paths
Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
Japanese schools are losing their pools due to rising maintenance costs and aging facilities
Does this Dormy Inn near Mt. Fuji offer the best business hotel breakfast in all of Japan?
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
Watching the making of tiny sushi will alleviate stress, make you ache at the cuteness【Video】
Japan’s oldest sushi train serves up unorthodox Blueberry Cream Sushi
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
Our Japanese reporter falls in love with “Lebanese-style gyudon”【SoraKitchen】
Alcohol Made with Fermented Wasps Gives New Meaning to the Phrase “Get Your Buzz On”
Mister Donut releases new matcha doughnuts with Kyoto green tea specialists Gion Tsujiri
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