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Dojinshi specialty shop will live on in other capacities, but its 28-year-run in Akihabara is coming to an end.
Hazukashikunaibukuro hope to make the train ride home from Japan’s biggest otaku art gathering a little less awkward.
After missing multiple iterations due to the coronavirus, organizers feel confident about holding otaku gathering once again.
Fan creators and their fellow otaku weren’t deterred by the fact that they couldn’t be on-site to celebrate doujinshi culture!
The final day of Comiket wrapped up with some awesome cosplays.
Characters from Evangelion, Azur Lane, and Psycho-Pass are just some of the famous faces making an appearance.
Characters from Pokémon and Fate Grand Order rank as some of the most impressive this year.
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Mr. Sato orders a box of hot coffee from Starbucks Japan to our office
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Support Japan’s real-world Totoro Forest with special Studio Ghibli collection
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Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain losing customers as it raises prices
Fewer Japanese people traveling domestically, government blames birth rate, others blame foreign crowds, costs
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Survey 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 spaces
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
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Starbucks Japan vs. its two big rivals – Who’s got the best Mont Blanc chestnut sweets?
We visit the full-scale Evangelion statue in Kyoto and particularly delight in the food tie-ins
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