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A touching, and delicious, gesture to show appreciation to everyone who sent in manga donations.
Cats have a habit of hanging out wherever they want to, but at this shrine felines are honored guests.
Is Aeon’s award-winning design an economical comfort or a blasphemy against your ancestors?
Originally used as the background for Humphrey Bogart’s close-up, these Japanese folks are now having their time in the spotlight.
Costs and other societal changes have made ceremonies smaller, and certain practices are approaching obsoleteness.
Area will offer great opportunities to learn about the local culture, as well as the wonderful world of kimono craftsmanship.
It looks like a science fiction monster of the week, but it’s actually a salute the millennia-old past.
Stimulate your mind and your appetite with a four-course meal of Japanese linguistics, culture, and spicy curry.
Swords, armour and ceremonial items are just some of the samurai secrets awaiting you inside this secluded compound.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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“Foreign travelers are Japan’s guests” – Governor against charging tourists more than locals
Mt. Fuji hiking trail reservation system and advance payment details released
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
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Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
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Japan has only one time zone, and sunset comes a lot earlier in Tokyo【Photos】
Tsunokoi’s unicorn soft serve ice cream cones bring color and magic to Shibuya
Survey reveals the most-played Pokémon games in Japan among other generational trends
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