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Latest example of great customer service in Japan comes in response to visiting journalist’s call for help.
Head of state also picks up an amazing One Piece souvenir that any fan would treasure.
Some of the world’s greatest athletes hang a left at the life-size anime robot in their race for Olympic gold.
Japan’s favorite 100 yen shop helps solve an otaku problem (two if you count leaving us with more cash to buy new figures).
The Google Doodle for the Tokyo Olympics’ start offers retro fun, insight into Japanese culture, and a skateboarding tanuki.
McDonald’s Japan celebrates its 50th birthday by recreating the scene on opening day at its first restaurant in Tokyo.
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One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Orange Juice Crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
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- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes- One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches- Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Ghibli Park opens final area to first visitors, with stunning new attractions and shops 【Videos】
What do you eat when you catch a cold? We asked 11 of our Japanese reporters
Is 150,000 yen (US$1,389) a month enough to live on in Tokyo? Depends what kind of life you want
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Who wins in a battle of McDonald’s and Komeda Coffee’s chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】
Suntory explains the simple science behind how it makes its amazing clear tea beverages【Video】
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
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