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Mr. Sato eats the pancakes that won the heart of one of the most powerful politicians in Japan, but were they worth it?
Star Wars Marunouchi Bright Christmas trees show off the power of the Light and Dark Sides of the Force.
Eat Whoppers inside the nest of the living dead as zombie staff crawl around you this Halloween.
“Will you eat, or be eaten?” is the ominous tagline of this land chicken vs. sea chicken animated battle.
Japanese fans visit the rugby player’s cafe in team jerseys for “the best breakfast in Tokyo“.
Beverage giant seeks to make Japanese-style karaage fried chicken and chu-his an even better combination.
Part curry, part noodles, part Shepherd’s Pie, this is a unique dish worth travelling for.
If you’re using the Necronomicon as your cookbook, you might end up with something like this monstrosity.
Did you think the stew that appears in Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky looked good? So did we, so we made it.
You can take the ramen-loving singer out of Japan, but you can’t take away the singer’s love for ramen.
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Should a man in his 40s pursue a 19-year-old Japanese convenience store clerk?
That time we got imprisoned in a Tokyo hostess bar
This is Akihabara’s best hidden food vending machine: The Mansei meat sandwich machine!
Japan’s pre-sliced cat-shaped bread: The greatest thing since non-kitty sliced bread
Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
Beyond miso soup – You can get miso bear in a can in Japan, and we’ve tried it【Taste test】
We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
Japanese kitty singalong is the purr-fect pick-me-up【Video】
First-grader’s math test accidentally turns into treatise on confusing Japanese linguistics
Could you marry an otaku? Japanese people rank the geek hobbies they’d let slide for love
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- Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
- Japan’s pre-sliced cat-shaped bread: The greatest thing since non-kitty sliced bread
- We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
Crazy-cheap Japanese apartment for less than 140 bucks a month comes with headaches every day
Japanese makeup tutorial shows how a middle-aged man can turn into a beautiful young woman- That time we got imprisoned in a Tokyo hostess bar
Tokyo’s amazing 2D Cafe looks like an illustration, but it’s an actual restaurant you can eat in!
Is 150,000 yen (US$1,389) a month enough to live on in Tokyo? Depends what kind of life you want
One last visit to Japan’s craziest, scariest video game arcade: Warehouse Kawasaki【Photos】
There’s a permanent all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink KFC restaurant opening in Tokyo
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Microsoft Japan’s experiment with 3-day weekend boosts worker productivity by 40 percent- Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
Five reasons not to live in Japan (as chosen by Switzerland’s perviest otaku)
Why do Japanese toilets have double hooks on their doors?
Post-meal waste at Japanese sushi restaurant sparks controversy online
Uniqlo’s shockingly sexy new clothing item inspires selfies and anime-style fan art
Shinkansen announcer shares moment her mother hears her voice on bullet train for the first time
Kyoto’s popular tourist spot Gion to forbid photos on private roads, 10,000 yen fine to violators
“Otaku” YouTuber confronts Tokyo tough-guy litterers, who’ve got no idea who they’re dealing with- Japan’s pre-sliced cat-shaped bread: The greatest thing since non-kitty sliced bread
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- Microsoft Japan’s experiment with 3-day weekend boosts worker productivity by 40 percent
- Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
- Five reasons not to live in Japan (as chosen by Switzerland’s perviest otaku)
PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
We asked a Niantic insider 30 questions about Pokémon Go, learned a lot of useful information
Why do Japanese recycle bins have two openings but dump everything into the same compartment?
Japanese Mame Shiba Inu banknote design pays homage to nation’s beloved dog- Why do Japanese toilets have double hooks on their doors?
Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes
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Beyond miso soup – You can get miso bear in a can in Japan, and we’ve tried it【Taste test】
We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
Japanese kitty singalong is the purr-fect pick-me-up【Video】
First-grader’s math test accidentally turns into treatise on confusing Japanese linguistics
Could you marry an otaku? Japanese people rank the geek hobbies they’d let slide for love
Japanese makeup tutorial shows how a middle-aged man can turn into a beautiful young woman
Blood-red Evangelion hot spring bath to open in Japan for fun, relaxing terror
Is it OK to bite through your ramen noodles while slurping them in Japan? Internet debates
How many hours a month do anime artists work in Japan? Survey finds crazy number, unhappy workers
Real-world Pokémon arena battle park found in Japan【Photos】
Crazy-cheap Japanese apartment for less than 140 bucks a month comes with headaches every day
Better living through gambling at Japan’s “Day Service Las Vegas”
Sayonara, Forever 21! Mr. Sato hits up the chain’s “everything must go sale” with only 50 yen
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