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Innovative chef shows us how to create a feline friend who’s cute and delicious to boot.
Kuma Cooking invites fans to “look at her dish,” and also own her clothing.
We found a candy store/Showa-era time capsule in Fukuoka, and took lots of photos of its old-timey delights!
Fan-focused food fun is a 30th-birthday party for the fantasy franchise, and also the only restaurant in Japan where you can DRINK jellyfish.
This beautiful white and blue pudding made in the port of Numazu is an absolute jewel to both look at and taste!
Edible Buster Swords, Materia dumplings, and Moogle desserts are all on offer at Square Enix’s rebooted Akihabara eatery.
The iconic rubber-limbed main character’s high school version is…surprisingly normal-looking.
Our resident soba expert ate at over 200 soba spots in the greater Tokyo area, and here are his top picks.
After a seven-year hiatus, the popular chocolate brand is teaming up with the fast food giant for a limited time.
This ramen chef could work anywhere, but there’s a special reason he’s kept coming back to the same place for almost 30 years.
These ascetic noodles taste like soy sauce, and leave out all animal products — as well as the five pungent roots!
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“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Is the absolute closest conveyor belt sushi to Akihabara Station any good? Let’s find out!
Cheap Japanese ryokan at Kusatsu Onsen is hidden at the back of a traditional store
The best kebab in Tokyo? We find out if Moses in Shibuya lives up to the hype
Starbucks Japan sells a paper tote bag that looks like a free bag…so should you buy it?
Kumamoto Governor embroiled in flower scandal
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
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Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name- “Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn- Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
- McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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 is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
Japan creates public monument to original doge meme dog in her home prefecture【Photos】
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
Kyoto government worker assaults coworker for spoiling popular manga series at the office
Drawing a cop flipping over another cop while they fire guns? There’s a reference book for that!
Starbucks Japan adds a Wimbledon Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time
We found an underground Kyoto vending machine that sells multi-course French meals
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
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