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We probably all feel comfortable with the way we brush our teeth; after meals just like we were always told. But how long do you brush for? Do you brush with the right amount of pressure? Are you sure you’re giving each part of your mouth its fair share of brushing time?
A recent development in electric toothbrushes the Oral B Denta-Pride 5000 allows us to answer these impossible questions, but then hits us with another puzzle – why 5000?
New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
Japanese hot spring inn lets you spend night for under US$1 if you do something special in return
Tokyo tortilla restaurant is worth visiting whether you love or hate traditional Mexican cuisine
Is the absolute closest conveyor belt sushi to Akihabara Station any good? Let’s find out!
Beautiful set of 24 Ghibli anime memo pads returns, will have you wanting to take notes by hand
Year of the Dragon Pooh! Disney Japan’s plushies gets early Chinese zodiac changeover【Pics】“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky loungeBad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screensMcDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social mediaMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950sForeigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Japanese hot spring inn lets you spend night for under US$1 if you do something special in return
Tokyo tortilla restaurant is worth visiting whether you love or hate traditional Mexican cuisine
Is the absolute closest conveyor belt sushi to Akihabara Station any good? Let’s find out!
Beautiful set of 24 Ghibli anime memo pads returns, will have you wanting to take notes by hand
Year of the Dragon Pooh! Disney Japan’s plushies gets early Chinese zodiac changeover【Pics】
The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Japanese Twitter users agree that yakuza members are more Photoshop savvy than the average joe
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
Japan’s oldest Yoshinoya branch reopens in a new location: Tokyo’s brand-new Toyosu fish market
Anime isn’t like reality: Big-breasted fighting edition
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Kubipan neck pants, the hot new Tokyo style that we just made up and hurts our butt cracks【Pics】