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Although major cities in Japan have installed signs in both Japanese and English, many foreign travelers still face difficulties reading the text found on things like menus, product packages, and billboards. That may all change thanks to NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile phone operator, and their new glasses that are capable of almost instantly translating Japanese text.
So you’re a One Piece fan. You have the ice cream maker from KFC, you’ve stayed in the hotel room, and you never leave your house without your One Piece water cooler. But you still want more One Piece in your life! What’s a fan to do?
Well, why not slap your favorite character across your face and walk around like that all day??
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Orange Juice Crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up
Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
To combat declining birth rate, Japan to begin offering “Breeding Visas” to foreigners
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of societyBad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screensMcDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotesOne of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of WitchesTwo things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese innMcDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goodsForeigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese thingsJapanese 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
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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 mediaMcDonald’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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label designForeigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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
Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
To combat declining birth rate, Japan to begin offering “Breeding Visas” to foreigners
Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa
Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Bear attacks car in Japan, breaks windshield with its paw【Video】
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Mikado Coffee is a 76-year-old coffee chain with a major celebrity connection
Pizza Potato crisis causes turmoil in Japan for chip-lovers and opportunists alike
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind