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New collaboration services honor your departed pets as full members of the family while also granting you and your remaining family some closure.
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Japanese artist explains why turning your ashes into a pencil is a better choice than turning them into a diamond.
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Demand grows more than 10 times in size in just five years as Japanese family dynamics change.
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One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
Studio Ghibli cookbook teaches how to make beautiful, super-easy Laputa Levistone candies【Recipe】
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
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New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
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Official microwaveable Cup Noodle-Use Measuring Cup is now a reality, could be yours if you act fast
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“Infinite Destroyer”: The Japan-exclusive Subway sub available at only one unique branch in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan vs. its two big rivals – Who’s got the best Mont Blanc chestnut sweets?
We visit Evangelion’s real-life Village-3, a hidden gem where time has stopped【Photos】
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The massive Pokémon card public art display going on in Japan right now is a thing of beauty【Pics】
Suntory now sells Yamazaki whisky cans in Japan
Mr. Sato presents the salad rice cracker showdown (no salads involved)【Taste test】
Japanese town’s Cat Street View lets you virtually tour its backstreets, meet feline residents
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Howl’s Moving Castle is now a die-cast car in Studio Ghibli anime toy line, and Calcifer too!【Pics】
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