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Radio calisthenics to encourage fitness are making a comeback with the help of a perpetually popular Pokémon.
Even if you don’t have four arms, folks of all ages and physiologies can break a sweat with Machamp!
Real-life bodybuilders stand in for anime weightlifters in otaku community’s favorite workout anthem.
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Tokyo’s Totoro Christmas cakes are now at the top of our Christmas wishlist【Photos】
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Buying Japanese concert tickets may get even harder for foreign tourists with new government plan
UX at Japanese convenience store is a heartwarming example of excellent customer service
How well do you know your sushi? New 3-D puzzle toy from Japan helps you become a salmon pro
Tokyo Disneyland is giving the Haunted Mansion an anime-style re-theme
The Fuwatoro Yamaimo Teppan just might be 7-Eleven Japan’s dish of the year【Taste test】
The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
We visit Evangelion’s real-life Village-3, a hidden gem where time has stopped【Photos】
We try Matsuya’s beef stroganoff, only available at select spots, and learn a bit about Matsuya
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Studio Ghibli offering reprints of posters from all its anime films made from original plates- Travelling to Japan soon? New entry requirements you need to know about
Tom and Jerry have been given an ultra kawaii redesign in Japan for a new animated series
Junior high in Yamaguchi in turmoil after student’s tablet records teachers’ room conversation
Real-life Spirited Away train line found in Japan?
Live-action Spirited Away stage play is finally available for on-demand streaming- Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
Why hayashi rice should be your last meal before leaving Japan
Tokyo’s new Dragon Capital restaurant complex looks like fairy tale, sounds like dream come true
Candy from Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies disappearing as manufacturer goes out of business
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Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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Japanese convenience store teriyaki donut hamburgers are definitely weird, but are they good?
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We try the Starbucks drinks that are only available at two stores in Japan
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