Fantasy Springs
A pre-opening look at the new US$2 billion expansion, including the rides and yes — Disney food!
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Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot
Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
This super cheap, super Japanese-looking Tokyo hotel is a hit with foreign travelers
Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released
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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
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- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Starbucks releases special matcha Frappuccino made with Japan’s first matcha leaves of the year
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Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week- Starbucks releases an official green tea chai latte with special Japanese ingredients
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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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 1950s- Foreigner’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
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This super cheap, super Japanese-looking Tokyo hotel is a hit with foreign travelers
Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released
Uniqlo brings cultural cuteness to Edo animals T-shirt line with Japanese history’s greatest artists
Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Starbucks Japan’s new Matcha Frappuccino: Brilliant beverage or drink disaster?
Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
Learn Japanese through ridiculous manga: Narutoe 【Episode #2】
We test Daiso’s new storage container to see if it keeps rice fluffy even after freezing
Expensive Japanese nail clippers: Are they worth it?
Japanese fashion company’s modernized haori half coats will keep you warm and samurai chic
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
Tsunokoi’s unicorn soft serve ice cream cones bring color and magic to Shibuya
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