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Survey finds more than 70 percent of Japanese children have an online friend
Pizza Hut Japan’s hot lucky bags are perfect for a New Year’s pizza party
Harajuku’s new permanent Tamagotchi shop is filled with cuteness and a surprising lack of poop
New Japanese menstrual product seeks to help women spot unidentified iron deficiencies
Autonomous beverage and snack car now testing in Chiba City
Studio Ghibli Rollbahn notebooks are both dynamic and subtle salutes to anime classics【Pics】
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Japanese thug wear from Birth Japan perfect for those breaking bad next year
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
Japan has an awesome one-person bento box rice cooker, and here’s what we made with ours
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Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
Cyberpunk anime meets traditional culture in Ghost in the Shell gold leaf Japanese changing screens
7 great places to see Mt. Fuji from without having to climb it
Hello Kitty Choco Egg figures are an adorable trip through three periods of Japanese pop culture【Pics】
Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade
We found possibly the quietest Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Sumo Sanrio! Hello Kitty and pals team up with Japan Sumo Association for new merch【Pics】
Can a dirty butthole make you filthy rich in Japan? We’re starting a New Year’s lottery experiment
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7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches- Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
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Studio Ghibli Rollbahn notebooks are both dynamic and subtle salutes to anime classics【Pics】
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Japanese thug wear from Birth Japan perfect for those breaking bad next year
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
Japan has an awesome one-person bento box rice cooker, and here’s what we made with ours
We found possibly the quietest Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
Japan’s oldest largetooth sawfish in captivity back on display in Mie Prefecture
Bontan Ame: the candy that survived 100 years of leaks, bombings, censorship, and floods
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
A Japanese dating app matched our bachelorette with a Buddhist monk, and she learned some things
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker gets double-decker version that cooks side dishes too
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