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Architectural landmark is in a fantastic location from which to immerse yourself in the Tokyo lifestyle while seeing the city’s sights.
This person may not think they’re good at anything else, but they sure are good at making bubbles.
This new commercial stars Halloween costumes, luscious visuals, lipstick that dances and leaps from your face… plus a sweet, inclusive ending.
It’s pretty impressive if you can twirl real life guns in perfect unison and/or sequence with dozens of other people.
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.
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Nike x One Piece collection brings Devil Fruits to sneakers and streetwear in Japan
Nephew of Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki serves up Totoro Shaved Ice in Tokyo
Amid foreign sex tourist rise, Japanese government considering outlawing paying for prostitution
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Winnie the Pooh cosplays as Yuzuru Hanyu for new plushie collaboration
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7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
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Foreign hiker on Mt. Fuji loses consciousness and dies, becoming climbing season’s second fatality
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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Winnie the Pooh cosplays as Yuzuru Hanyu for new plushie collaboration
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Nagoya’s famous Shinkansen platform noodle shop has other, better branches nearby
Turn octopus, spaghetti, and more of your favorite foods into crackers with Senbei Maker 2
Studio Ghibli composer Jo Hisaishi just set three Guinness Records
KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi collection that takes moon-viewing to extreme levels
Ohaw? Ruibe? Pocche? While traveling in Japan’s north, we try Ainu cuisine for the first time
Japan’s double-decker portable rice cooker/bento maker is better than ever with new version
Universal Studios Japan partners with manga horror master Junji Ito’s Tomie
7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
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