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Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Exhibit featuring cutting-edge smell technology held at Tokyo Skytree
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
Crane games in Japanese convenience stores getting more and more popular, especially with tourists
Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan
Japan’s last two pandas leaving for China next month, Ueno Zoo announces final day for twins
Panties to wear on your head as hair accessories on offer from Japanese fashion brand【Photos】
Ichiran Ramen opens new premium branch in Ginza with high-class boxed noodles
The 6 best frozen foods at a Japanese grocery store
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
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
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful traditionGundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen
Japanese woman sues man for 1.5 million yen for violating her “right to chastity”
U.S.A. now the fastest-growing market for Japan’s high-tech toilets, now selling quicker than ever
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in JapanTokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
A guide to visiting Sagamiko Illumination, one of the three biggest light-ups in Kanto
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answerJapan’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】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
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
Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan
Japan’s last two pandas leaving for China next month, Ueno Zoo announces final day for twins
Panties to wear on your head as hair accessories on offer from Japanese fashion brand【Photos】
Ichiran Ramen opens new premium branch in Ginza with high-class boxed noodles
The 6 best frozen foods at a Japanese grocery store
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
The curious case of the 7-month-old milk that tasted fine and didn’t make anyone sick
Suntory announces massive price spike for Japanese whisky, some types more than double in price
Our reporter tries nuikatsu for the first time, but is he too old for this otaku lifestyle hobby?
Japanese interior micro-houses and study spaces: Great for work-at-home professionals, kids too
Shimane has a secret hot spring town that feels like stepping into an old Japanese film