No more heavy ball baskets or stacks of cash, but the same ol’ sensory rush with a modern flair.
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Kids can learn about the construction and maintenance processes of multi-story residential buildings while earning their own currency.
We’ve compiled our favorite parts of this year’s event, including the largest-ever collection of special food, goods, and a new HamiKuma variant.
The arena, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, is already a major home for global musical acts.
An entertainment show in Tokyo’s center of traditional culture combines the old with the new in a flaming, nonverbal spectacle.
The phenomenon has been picking up buzz online in recent months among disgruntled residents, though there may be hope on the horizon.
Ken Shimura put Higashimurayama on the map, and now Higashimurayama has put up a statue of him.
Amidst the number of closed businesses and beleaguered industries, one has made a surprise comeback.
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New Gundam Base superstores coming soon in the U.S., with one opening this month
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OC Japan Fair returns to California packed with all kinds of Japanese culture
Hatsune Miku/Hokusai exhibition in Tokyo lets you make your own Miku woodblock print
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Mt. Fuji may soon require off-season climbers to register with government or pay for their rescues
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7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
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Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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