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Unisex swimsuits that were piloted last year are making such a splash that they’re now available for anyone to buy.
The same customizable, non-formfitting design is an option for an increasing number of students who don’t want to focus on gender in P.E. class.
If you guessed the prank is that the model in this picture is actually a man, he makes no secret about that, and the real trick is something else.
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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried
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How to have yumcha like a boss at a new dim sum restaurant perfect for groups or solo diners
Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
Japanese city getting Spirited Away buses to celebrate Studio Ghibli anime producer museum event
Super-cheap pillow-sized croissants selling in Tokyo
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Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
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Studio Ghibli now sells plush toys seen on Howl’s bed from Howl’s Moving Castle- Pokémon dress shirt brand is shutting down – Last chance to order is less than a month away
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- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Gigantic super-affordable Sailor Moon lifestyle line comes to Japan’s favorite 300 yen shop【Pics】
Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it【Survey】
Uniqlo teams up with shojo manga/anime masters Clamp for new World of Clamp T-shirt line【Pics】
Japanese outdoor brand Foxfire teams up with Totoro for cool clothing and accessory line- Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
World’s largest Kura Sushi revolving sushi restaurant opens, but not in Japan【Video】
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Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
Image-generating AI’s picture of “Final Fantasy VII Cloud” is so wrong, yet so right
New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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Mr. Sato investigates just how rich the new Kotteri Max ramen at Tenkaippin really is
Superhumanly talented manga artist Yusuke Murata previews special Eyeshield 21 short anime【Video】
Mess-free ink paw print kit makes over 1,000-percent of goal in Japanese crowdfunding project
Ghibli Museum releases beautiful new line of anime art T-shirts, available for online orders【Pics】
Street Fighter cafe now open in Tokyo for fans hyped and hungry for SF6 launch/lunches
East Japan Railway abolishes skirts, ribbons in women’s uniforms to “eliminate gender difference”
Kid trampling, surly schoolgirls, and dancing grains of rice: Cup rice ad is classic crazy Japan
Super-cheap pillow-sized croissants selling in Tokyo
Japanese government promises, for real this time, that expressways will be free by the year 2115
Survey reveals Japan’s Generation Z dresses for social media, not for self-expression
Massive price increase announced for Japan Rail Pass, cost to jump by up to 77 percent
Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan
Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class【Video】
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