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Converse teaming up with Cup Noodle for three pairs of shoes inspired by iconic packaging

A collab between a top instant noodle company and a top shoe producer–what more could we want?

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Did you know you can “wash” your smartphone at McDonald’s in Japan? 【Video】

Ingenious two-step process allows you to clean your hands and your smartphone at the same time. 

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Test your luck with one of six randomly selected 2023 Tomica lucky toy cars

Will it be a Ladybug Subaru 360, or a Rhinoceros Beetle UD Trucks Quon?

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What’s in a Japan Disney Store Lucky Box? Our non-Disney fanatic finds out!

Contents are valued at three times’ the box’s value, but is it really worth buying?

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How to make noodles look restaurant quality in just three seconds

Little-known hack from a soba restaurant pro will give your noodles a professional look every time.

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We get a rare whiff of the corpse flower, a.k.a. the world’s stinkiest flower, in Tokyo botanical garden

We were ‘lucky’ enough to see and smell the rare flower, which blooms once every few years.

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There’s an Initial D-themed Fujiwara Tofu Cafe, but not in Japan【Taste test】

We check out the cafe the star of the street racing anime/manga franchise would have to get on a plane or boat in order to visit.

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“Adult anime” geta new meaning with McDonald’s Japan ad from Fist of the North Star creator【Video】

”Enjoy being an adult!”

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Super sweet office romance manga produced by Japan Agriculture about the power of sugar

Business woman Toko and her subordinate Sato-kun are getting sweet with each other.

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Life-size Sword Art Online anime girl figure wears real, custom-made wedding dress

Asuna gets a one-of-a-kind gown to show off to fans.

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Studio Ghibli releases bonsai fountains for your home

Voice-activated water gardens feature characters from My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

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Japan is building a Pokémon Slowpoke Park to delight fans of all ages

The prefecture that named the Water/Psychic Pokémon as its governor is now building him a park.

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Mister Donut dazzles us with custom-made Pokémon furniture and edible Jigglypuffs【Photos】

Delicious donuts, fashionable furniture, and just a little terrifying trauma.

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There’s a new world’s largest anime robot statue, and it’s not in Japan【Photos】

Guinness grants glory to Grendizer.

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Toei Kyoto Studio Park takes you back in time to Edo period Japan, but all is not what it seems

Join us on a guided tour of the film set where hundreds of Japanese period movies and dramas are filmed every year.

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Kyoto’s uniquely beautiful New Year’s tradition is being carried on by Starbucks Japan【Photos】

Before all of Japan had gacha machines, Kyoto had fukudama, and the coffeehouse chain is helping make sure the city still does.

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Diablo IV Lilith burger turns Burger King into Burger Queen in Japan for a limited time

Do you dare to take a bite out of the queen of hell?

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Tokyo Banana’s Legendary Curry Bread tests the limits of what makes a good karepan 【Taste test】

New store at Tokyo Station goes bananas for curry bread…and doughnuts.

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“Have fun seeing what comes out” gacha machine is a mystery in more ways than one

What the heck will come out of a machine like this?

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Japanese fish that beat Pokémon Sapphire are retiring from video game streaming【Video】

End of the line for the gamer fish that became some of the very best.

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