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Revolutionary new system aims to keep your hands clean but people aren’t entirely sold on the idea.
Unique blend of botanicals includes seaweed, tea, wasabi, and Japanese cedar, as a nod to the wood used in red shrine gates.
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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
Studio Ghibli announces first new short anime film in 8 years, exclusive to Ghibli Park
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W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 most ridiculous kanji handwriting shortcuts【Weird Top Five】
Senkoji: The Japanese temple that’s more like a theme park to heaven and hell
Vintage coin-operated “weight machine” found in Kyoto stationery store
Japanese beauty trends of the 20th & 21st centuries, and predicting future fashions
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Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time
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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
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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We followed Tokyo’s mystery walking map and ended up creating our own bar-hopping adventure
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 most ridiculous kanji handwriting shortcuts【Weird Top Five】
Senkoji: The Japanese temple that’s more like a theme park to heaven and hell
Vintage coin-operated “weight machine” found in Kyoto stationery store
Japanese beauty trends of the 20th & 21st centuries, and predicting future fashions
Fill your belly at the Starbucks all-you-can-eat buffet!
How to use leftover Japanese curry: We test out a recipe for curry bread quiche【SoraKitchen】
Japanese Railway Lost Property Market: A treasure trove of lost items from trains
McDonald’s Japan now has Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks on the menu
Get ready for yuru-kyara car plates! Japan to lift ban on colourful regional license plates
Japanese government wants overseas anime market to roughly triple in 10 years, but are they crazy?
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
Almost all Japanese women say they dislike random gacha/blind-box toys in survey
Anime voice actress fart recording now on sale as ASMR audio file
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