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In what’s become an annual event, bookseller Junkudo is letting lucky lovers of literature spend one night slumbering among its shelves.
Priced at $19,600 and with only ten ever produced, this is one special delivery you don’t get to see every day.
Using the amenities at this bookshop cafe means pulling back a shelf of books like a character from a spy movie.
Don’t forget to purify your soul before heading to this museum’s display of samurai swords that were designed to do just one thing: kill.
Super hard-working director Makoto Shinkai would definitely be proud of this guy.
Only available in certain countries for a limited time, these regional cakes come with a number of gorgeous details.
History buffs and cosplay fans won’t just look like samurai, but eat like them too on their visit to Kamakura.
Shinjuku Station has been transformed for a limited time with anime girls on pylons and stages and huge animated digital LED displays!
Is this thing a toy or a lethal weapon? We’re not sure, but this video demonstration of a homemade water cannon is pretty impressive.
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Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
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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
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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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
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Bear attacks car in Japan, breaks windshield with its paw【Video】
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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Often-overlooked castle in Japan looks so beautiful in the snow that we can’t take our eyes off it
Japanese police make first-ever YouTuber arrest for uploading video game gameplay videos
Resol Poshtel: Cheap capsule hotel in Tokyo is a hit with overseas visitors, and we find out why
New Pompompurin Cafe opens with exclusive Japanese dishes modeled after the Sanrio star 【Pics】
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