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Model daughter of former SMAP member gets caught up in controversy involving shoes and kimono.
From the downright obvious to the surprising yet amusing, Japanese Sign Language has it all.
Encounter with foreigners leads woman to realise she’s from “a sexually underdeveloped country”.
Over 250 pictograms to support tourism in Japan from a visual design perspective are free to download to learn more about Japanese culture.
After one too many lazy Saturdays, we find ourselves standing at the foot of an ice cold waterfall.
The only makers of katanuki pieces may have to close their doors forever if the pandemic continues much longer.
For years, women in Japan have given chocolate to male coworkers for Valentine’s Day, but this year is probably going to be different.
Just a half-hour outside downtown Tokyo, legends say that if you enter this thicket, you’ll be spirited away and never return.
Edo period confectionery store learnt the secret recipe from a monk on a mountain in Kyoto.
New Japanese burger comes in three sizes, depending on how much of a meat tower you can handle.
Amazura was a popular sweetener among Heian aristocrats but its method of production was lost to time after the widespread diffusion of sugar.
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