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These legs turned heads on the weekend as they ran on the wind like a character in a video game.
Take a look at what it’s like to be a jumping, chanting, glowstick-waving fan at a virtual reality idol concert in Japan!
Announcements revealed the price point and game details that suggest you’ll soon be able to do more than just tutor a Japanese high school girl in her room.
Shinjuku Station has been transformed for a limited time with anime girls on pylons and stages and huge animated digital LED displays!
The Pikashoe is one of more than a hundred creatures currently being captured in the colourful sneaker Pokédex.
Watch this clever hamster smash her way through the game, complete with an adorable detour down the pipe.
We take a look at thecacera pacifica, known as the “Pikachu sea slug” in Japan, which many say is the real-life inspiration for the Pokémon character.
Japanese net users weigh in on the similarities between the Shiba Inu pup and the Evolution Pokémon.
He’s caught ’em all in the U.S., Europe, Hong Kong and Australia, and now we get to find out what the gamer’s been up to in Japan, the birthplace of Pokémon.
Exeggutor turns into a tall palm tree for the new Pokémon Sun and Moon games and fans have wasted no time in making fun of him with a slew of hilarious memes!
Come with us as we introduce you to ten weird and wonderful mixed-breed Pokémon making trainers laugh around the country.
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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Autonomous beverage and snack car now testing in Chiba City
Domino’s Pizza Japan apologizes for freaking out Londoner with fish and chips pizza, offers free pie
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Anime Spirited Away finds a new way to be beautiful with gorgeous traditional hanafuda card set
Secrets of an Innkeeper: 3 Japanese guesthouse habits we could all learn from
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Chinese classroom introduces roller coaster-style desks, hopes to protect kids’ eyesight
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Viral 3D ice creams land in Japan… but are they worth the hype?
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Has the Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen really stopped tourists from taking photos?
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