Join us on a guided tour of the film set where hundreds of Japanese period movies and dramas are filmed every year.
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Super Nintendo World expansion gets delayed for several months at Universal Studios Japan
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Katsudon vs. tonkatsu vs. katsu sandwich – What’s the best way to eat pork cutlet in Japan?
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
McDonald’s Japan releases a pancake pie for new retro kissaten coffeeshop series
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Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】- Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Katsudon vs. tonkatsu vs. katsu sandwich – What’s the best way to eat pork cutlet in Japan?
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
McDonald’s Japan releases a pancake pie for new retro kissaten coffeeshop series
7-Eleven now has make-it-yourself smoothies in Japan, and they’re amazing
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
It’s like the samurai era never ended at this beautiful Japanese mountain town
We could all learn something from this Korean grade school music class’ Daft Punk cover【Video】
East Japan Railway abolishes skirts, ribbons in women’s uniforms to “eliminate gender difference”
Is Japan’s massive Shizuoka steak sandwich really as delicious as it looks in promo photos?
Live-streamer who slipped and died on Mt Fuji wins Darwin Award
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is selling his private jet because it’s old, gives a tour
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