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Female manga fans understand that there’s more to Japan’s comic industry than the schoolyard romances and shojo sparkles with which we are targeted. A lot of us really love the action, the fighting, and the hero adventure stuff too! Thankfully, there are at least a handful of manufacturers out there who understand where we’re coming from. One such company is catering to us girls with less feminine fandoms by bringing us tattoo tights from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure!
Japanese restaurant chain installs tip boxes in response to foreign tourists leaving tips, sparks debate
Randy’s Donuts opens first-ever branch in Japan, brings L.A.’s donuts to Tokyo【Photos】
Angry Japanese mayor wants off-season Mt. Fuji hikers to pay costs of their rescue operations
Pokémon Ditto Cup uses Transform to turn into jiggly gelatin, rice, sand, and infinite possibilities
Title of Super Mario movie sequel briefly revealed, sounding very familiar, then gets removed
‘Miss Korea’ ladies in the 1970s looked different, beautiful long before Photoshop existed
Fireflies in downtown Tokyo – Beautiful hotel garden begins hotaru season event
We visited a “terrible” Japanese hot spring hotel near Narita Airport
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
New hug pillow range lets you sleep with Hello KittySurvey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Tom Cruise brings Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning to Tokyo with special surprises
A close encounter with a dangerous criminal on a Shinkansen bullet train in JapanNew hug pillow range lets you sleep with Hello Kitty
Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle Calcifer rings aren’t just rings, they’re Kazarings【Photos】
Ekiben vending machine adds new excitement to bullet train travel in JapanWe visited a “terrible” Japanese hot spring hotel near Narita Airport
New hot spring found in Tokyo as 80-year-old bathhouse makes a happy discovery
Welcome to Japan’s smallest natural mountain, where you get a climbing certificate at the summit
Tom Cruise visits Ghibli Museum, poses for photo with TotoroSurvey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Japanese gamer furniture company creates cabinets just for collectible trading card gamers【Pics】
Beds on a bus: Travel on Japan’s first-ever full-flat overnight sleeper bus from Tokyo
Sailor Moon and others teach foreign tourists Japanese etiquette in Manga Manners art series
Secret stairs at Tokyo Station dungeon come with a serious warningTom Cruise brings Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning to Tokyo with special surprises
Japan’s 160-year-old Great Wisteria of Tochigi is now in full bloom, ready for visitors【Photos】
Ghibli Forest Spirit towel series will delight and/or freak out visitors to your home【Photos】A close encounter with a dangerous criminal on a Shinkansen bullet train in JapanSurvey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spacesStudio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
‘Miss Korea’ ladies in the 1970s looked different, beautiful long before Photoshop existed
Fireflies in downtown Tokyo – Beautiful hotel garden begins hotaru season event
We visited a “terrible” Japanese hot spring hotel near Narita Airport
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
New hug pillow range lets you sleep with Hello Kitty
Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren’t crazy enough to make, but we are【SoraKitchen】
Japan super budget dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at 7-Eleven?
Tom Cruise brings Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning to Tokyo with special surprises
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Daiso Japan?
Daiso’s Standard Products store — what’s worth buying and what’s not? Our expert weighs in
A close encounter with a dangerous criminal on a Shinkansen bullet train in Japan
New Japanese bowl-shaped donburi rice cooker cooks rice and toppings at the same time