We went looking for an anime connection, and found a whole bunch of new reasons to love this Yamagata onsen town.
Demon Slayer
Series star and its two biggest scene-stealers will escort fans to their destination…even when it’s the same airport they departed.
The Tanjiro’s Charcoal-grilled Mayo Chicken Bowl is lunch, cuisine cosplay, pun, and skill trial all in one.
As hit anime’s “Entertainment District Arc” kicks off, Edo-Tokyo Museum reaffirms commitment to telling the complete real-world story.
Concerns about level of violence in hit anime prompt Youth Committee to go for another ride on the Mugen Train.
To ride or not to ride is an easy choice if you already love or hate Demon Slayer, but what if your feelings are somewhere in the middle?
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Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
Japanese city getting Spirited Away buses to celebrate Studio Ghibli anime producer museum event
Super-cheap pillow-sized croissants selling in Tokyo
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- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Gigantic super-affordable Sailor Moon lifestyle line comes to Japan’s favorite 300 yen shop【Pics】
Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it【Survey】
Uniqlo teams up with shojo manga/anime masters Clamp for new World of Clamp T-shirt line【Pics】
Japanese outdoor brand Foxfire teams up with Totoro for cool clothing and accessory line- Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
World’s largest Kura Sushi revolving sushi restaurant opens, but not in Japan【Video】
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Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
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Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried
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A taste of Japanese curry usually only sold overseas, at Tokyo’s Curry House CoCo Ichibanya World
Superhumanly talented manga artist Yusuke Murata previews special Eyeshield 21 short anime【Video】
Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class【Video】
Freaky face found in Japanese playground’s sandbox is as impressive as it is terrifying
10 crazy pizzas from Japan
Mess-free ink paw print kit makes over 1,000-percent of goal in Japanese crowdfunding project
Johnny Depp would like you to crack open an Asahi Super Dry in new Japanese beer ad【Video】
Detective Conan manga creator works 20 hours per day, 5 days per week
Sat on cat: giant cat couch for humans
Muji releases a new boba tea kit and we taste test it at home【Taste test】
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