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Suspect Detective Pikachu gets transformed into something as cute as the real thing.
Attack on owner’s Attack on Titan session is perfectly timed and a triple success.
Their hot and cold relationship plays out just like an old Looney Tunes cartoon, and we love it.
Fluffy fellas look like totally different beasts without their coats.
Cute convenience store case handled with courteous care.
Japan’s cute character queen teams up with the coolest way to see downtown Tokyo’s most traditional neighborhood.
Talented felt artist recreates “Wrinkly Pikachu” in real life, and the result is simply adorable.
Poké-pop the question with this beautiful handcrafted case from Japan’s Pokémon wedding jeweler.
Up-chan once again shows that Japan loves cuteness and sexiness in equal measures.
These baum cakes that can be “cut-out” into Sanrio characters are fun, sweet and almost too cute to eat.
Lawson branch purposely makes its sign harder to read for the benefit of some special baby visitors.
Clever design lets you give these good boys some well-deserved pets as you dry your hands.
Two designers used rule-breaking designs, which were super effective, until they got caught.
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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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
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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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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Orange Juice Crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up
Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
W.T.F. Japan: The top five “sora” references of all time! 【Weird Top Five】
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Spring Mos Burger x SpongeBob lucky bags bring us fun under the sun【Photos】
Starbucks Japan adds a Motto Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time
Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
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