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Okay, we think all of you Star Wars fans out there will love this product! Do you remember being impressed when the Death Star appeared in the very first Star Wars movie accompanied by Ben Kenobi’s famous words, “That’s no moon. It’s a space station!”? Well, now you can create your own Death Star – from ice! Read More
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Do cold noodles from a Japanese vending machine fill us with joy or regret?
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
All-you-can-eat Häagen Dazs among 200 other frozen foods at Osaka’s Chin! Suru Restaurant【Pics】
7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
Nine reasons some Japanese women *only* date foreign guys
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fansKyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first timeCelebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a rowGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve tooBerserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
All-you-can-eat Häagen Dazs among 200 other frozen foods at Osaka’s Chin! Suru Restaurant【Pics】
7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
Nine reasons some Japanese women *only* date foreign guys
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Does thin-strip beef specialist Yoshinoya know what it’s doing with thick-cut pork?【Taste test】
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Can Kyoto supermarket takeout let you enjoy the local cuisine without fancy restaurant prices?
Official website for Pokémon PON hanko stamps is now open!
How to make Tokyo Disneyland’s awesome Mickey Mouse eggs at home!【SoraKitchen】
Mickey Mouse in now a transforming robot created by the designer of Gundam【Photos】