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Visit this tucked-away cafe in a popular sightseeing area to experience the atmosphere of a place where time has stood still.
Gaming technology may have advanced tremendously over the past few decades, but Nintendo’s love for simpler times is still evident.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to your local temple! Now you can collect up all the online roasts you’ve received and cast them into this cyberfire.
Never would we have thought that characters designed by AI programs jumped from rudimentary to ultra-advanced in the space of three years.
Device scans your face for signs of blemishes to your beauty or trouble in your heart, and absolutely loves flirting with you.
What wonders await in this massive seven-floor Daiso just outside Tokyo? Come with us and find out!
Combines modern technology and old-school carpentry in a way that puts ordinary science fair projects to shame.
Football is a team sport, so what better way to celebrate a score than with an anime technique to combine two heroes?
Japanese company’s gadget for summoning life force for your devices is awesome…but maybe too awesome to be real.
Who needs the magic of photo editing when you’ve got the power of taido?
A Twitter user spent hours folding, cutting and painstakingly arranging strips of an Alfort chocolate biscuit box to create a stunning, seaworthy-seeming sculpture.
Jeweler U-Treasure is joining forces with all your favorite pocket monsters so that you can brand them into cool accessories – by hand! Read More
Looks like someone was kind enough to rewind back to 20 years ago.
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.
11 things to know before playing the English-friendly real-life version of the hit video game.
Six new designs unveiled in continuing series that salutes Japan’s natural beauty and cultural legacy.
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