It turns out there’s a whole range of classic Kyoto goodies available on a typical store shelf!
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Seilan is one of the most unique tipples in Japan, making sunsets appear like magic in “Blue Samurai” drinks.
Delivery drivers will stand two meters from your front door and watch as you pick up your pizza.
We visit the award-winning Starbucks to see if it’s still worthy of its title after a facelift.
Good-looking staff promise to identify your good points and shower you with compliments as you unwind after a long day.
Before Starbucks existed in Japan, there were kissaten coffeehouses. Now there’s the Starbucks kissaten.
New lineup will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time to the heyday of Japanese coffeehouses.
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World’s first Ice Whopper now on the menu at Burger King Japan
Manga pro’s sixth-grade son floors the Internet with his amazing manga art
Daiso’s 100-yen ramen egg makers even better in smaller sizes
Visit the birthplace of the Japanese daruma in Gunma Prefecture
We test out Daiso’s “High-Quality Stereo Earphones” and find a pair that actually impressed us
Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate apparel【Photos】
Travis Japan, the hot Japanese boy band winning hearts through America’s Got Talent【Video】
Chowing down on dirt-cheap gyoza and insane portions at Fukuoka’s Gyoza Supermarket Pub
Yuzuru Hanyu launches own YouTube channel, fans flock to subscribe
World’s first Takoyaki Guitar created in Japan, features a gas grill and octopus balls
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We fall in love with a bucket of Japanese custard pudding【Taste test】
Saitama man’s 7M-yen Rolex stolen after leaving it alone with “potential buyer” for two minutes
This super easy cold Korean spicy ramen dish will make summer 100 times more delicious
The most expensive ice cream in Japan? Metallic soft serve frays the nerves of staff who make it
Starbucks Japan’s new cream pie’s looks are freaking people out
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Studio Ghibli releases free bulletin board illustration to “use within the bounds of common sense”
New Princess Mononoke accessory line has Kodama for your ears, wolves for your fingers【Photos】
Cases of people getting unwanted crabs skyrocketing in Japan, salmon too
The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama, looks amazing【Photos】
Princess Mononoke 25th anniversary lineup includes cute plushies, fierce magnets, expensive bowls
Jimmy Choo designs limited edition Crystal Boots for Sailor Moon’s 30th anniversary- Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate apparel【Photos】
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
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
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate apparel【Photos】
Travis Japan, the hot Japanese boy band winning hearts through America’s Got Talent【Video】
Chowing down on dirt-cheap gyoza and insane portions at Fukuoka’s Gyoza Supermarket Pub
Yuzuru Hanyu launches own YouTube channel, fans flock to subscribe
World’s first Takoyaki Guitar created in Japan, features a gas grill and octopus balls
What’s the secret behind these three rice bowls?
The twin joys and dual sadnesses of eating ramen in the U.S.
Häagen-Dazs’ triple cherry blossom mochi ice cream promises Japan an early taste of spring
Amazing exhibition of Japan’s legendary “cursed katana” is going on right now【Photos】
We try a viral Chinese TikTok recipe for spicy ramen using Sprite soda in the broth【SoraKitchen】
Gravure model NFT series wants to attract online investors, real-world visitors for hot springs
An ode to Japan’s musical trucks and the wondrous things they sell
Giant wearable baby head, huge randoseru backpack part of empathy-boosting art exhibit in Japan
This Gunpla builder designs amazingly life-like Gundam dioramas out of plastic model kits
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