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Autumn comes to Family Mart with the simultaneous of a huge new dessert lineup made with Japanese sweet potatoes.
We love Yukimi Daifuku ice creams, but will we love them when they’re wrapped in pork and floating in a hot, salty broth?
Loyal soldiers and citizens of the anime’s Principality of Zeon can stock up on supplies for any years-long fights they envision.
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Pokémon and Ikea Japan cross over into each other’s worlds with collaboration events
Can a downtown Tokyo super sento bathhouse beat a hotel for a one-night stay?
Beautiful Ghibli earrings allow you to finally reunite two of the studio’s star-crossed lovers
New cafe in trendy Tokyo neighborhood is staffed by grannies and grandpas with average age of 73
Totoro Fund line of beautiful artwork and apparel lets you help the real-world Totoro Forest
Starbucks Japan closing only Shinkansen platform branch for popularity-triggered renovations
Cardcaptor Sakura Chinese Cafe opens in Tokyo, coming to other cities with special merch【Pics】
Better know a train nerd: 36 different classifications for Japan’s “densha otaku”
The voices behind the Ghibli dads: Some weren’t even actors at all
The newest, lamest way to keep your shoes dry in the rain: shoe bags!
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Tokyo’s best museum for foreign travelers finally reopens after being closed for four years
Pokémon lacquerware series expands for Year of the Horse with new handcrafted design[Video]
Famous Tokyo cherry blossom spot installs view-blocking screens to fight overcrowding[Video]
Tokyo subway and almost all Tokyo train lines now accepting credit card tap payments
Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods evolve[Photos]- Totoro Fund line of beautiful artwork and apparel lets you help the real-world Totoro Forest
Two food hacks take Japan’s convenience store fried chicken to amazing new sandwich heights
Tokyo turns its phone booths into free Wi-Fi hotspots, and here’s how to use them
Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro 2026 Corn Gift to its anime store for Mother’s Day
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Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]- Pokémon and Ikea Japan cross over into each other’s worlds with collaboration events
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Uniqlo announces new T-shirts for One Piece, Naruto and more for manga publisher’s 100th birthday
Train station platform ramen store closes its doors on half a century of history in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new My Fruit³ Frappuccino at only 34 stores around the country
Studio Ghibli releases Catbus pullback keychain that runs like the anime character
Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time
Japanese onsen egg maker from 100-yen store Daiso needs to be on your shopping list
Nine great places to see spring flowers in Japan, as chosen by travelers (with almost no sakura)
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Starbucks Japan closing only Shinkansen platform branch for popularity-triggered renovations
Cardcaptor Sakura Chinese Cafe opens in Tokyo, coming to other cities with special merch【Pics】
Better know a train nerd: 36 different classifications for Japan’s “densha otaku”
The voices behind the Ghibli dads: Some weren’t even actors at all
The newest, lamest way to keep your shoes dry in the rain: shoe bags!
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
Japanese manhole covers become a hit with foreign tourists in off-the-beaten path Tokyo area
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Three kotatsu-boosting items to turn your home into a toasty fort against winter’s cold
Get a Complete Psych Profile in a Few Minutes Using Only a Pen and Paper
Chrono Trigger comes to Japan’s capsule toy gacha machines
Licca-chan dolls released in North America for first time in nearly 60 years
Uniqlo announces new T-shirts for One Piece, Naruto and more for manga publisher’s 100th birthday
Tokyo teahouse serves up a sakura matcha dessert you won’t find anywhere else
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