Ingenious two-step process allows you to clean your hands and your smartphone at the same time.
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Little-known hack from a soba restaurant pro will give your noodles a professional look every time.
We were ‘lucky’ enough to see and smell the rare flower, which blooms once every few years.
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.
Voice-activated water gardens feature characters from My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.
The prefecture that named the Water/Psychic Pokémon as its governor is now building him a park.
Join us on a guided tour of the film set where hundreds of Japanese period movies and dramas are filmed every year.
Before all of Japan had gacha machines, Kyoto had fukudama, and the coffeehouse chain is helping make sure the city still does.
It’s always cool when two iconic mobile suits throw down, but it’s especially awesome this time.
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