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Team battle-style duel turned ambush with knives and stun gun, serves as reminder to not be too quick to trust violent street gangs.
Touching outpouring of support comes from across the country as owner calls for burglars to apologize, but not to him.
Monetary damages “don’t matter at all” compared to the loss of life, owner says in heartbreaking video.
Machine-learning A.I. used to try to skirt Japanese censorship laws.
Many hope he finds a different way to express his feelings about the Russian president, though.
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The golden escalator hidden at a Tokyo train station
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When is the best time to see Japan’s amazing fall color leaves?
Gunma’s yaki manju, unknown to most Japanese people, are the best manju we’ve ever had
Starbucks x Snoopy collection debuts in Japan!
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We go to an old, hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant to eat Indonesian fried rice
English-speaking-only bar opens in Osaka and Tokyo, yellow cards for those who don’t follow rules
The cool secret hidden in Tokyo Metro pillars at Ginza station
We bought the latest in low-rated fitness technology from Amazon: the Nejirunba
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Japanese curry chain in Thailand has a surprisingly Japanese dish not found in Japan
Play this Nintendo game with your partner before you decide to marry them, Japanese Twitter says
Brad Pitt’s Bullet Train adds Japanese subtitles for its Japanese dialogue, makes Japan happy
Why is Asuka standing next to Colonel Sanders? Because it’s Thursday of course!
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Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
We buy Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated perpetual motion machine
Japanese public broadcaster issues apology for calling a train a “train”
The hidden meaning of the U.S. Air Force’s “shake and fries” patch in Japan
Ghibli Park unveils first official photos: Explore worlds of Totoro, Laputa, and Spirited Away
International tourists travel to Japan, spend big at top tourist spots in Tokyo
These “Mikoshi Dako” are the badges of honour from a Japanese festival
Japanese convenience store will now ask customers who ask for a fork to use chopsticks instead
Tinder just opened a convenience store in Japan, aimed at adults only
Receive Studio Ghibli anime art in new crowdfunding campaign to save Totoro’s forest
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan- Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
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After 27 years, a secret technique for defeating enemies in Super Mario World has just been found
Mr. Sato stuffs himself at an all-you-can-eat bakery event and ascends to carb heaven【Pics】
Evangelion’s final movie finally is finally coming out on Blu-ray, and it (won’t) be cheap
Would Hideaki Anno get in the damn robot if someone told him to? Eva creator holds Q and A
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 most difficult Japanese tongue twisters (with videos!) 【Weird Top Five】
Rock princess Avril Lavigne takes us back to 2002 with performance on Japanese YouTube channel
We visit the Paris branch of Muji in search for some minimalist products only found in France
These apartments are crazy-small even by Tokyo standards, and super-popular with young people
Hey, does this Calpis taste funny? Taste-testing the new Calpis Water【Taste test】
Play this Nintendo game with your partner before you decide to marry them, Japanese Twitter says
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