Chocolates, insulated bags, and tumblers featuring stars from Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and more.
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The only thing better than a nationwide ice cream tour is doing it without leaving the city.
Legendary shojo manga/anime creators share their cast of characters with the Belgian chocolatier.
Godiva Japan’s new Stone-ground Uji Matcha Chocolixir is a powered-up version of many things we love
“Matcha chocolate” is already enough to get us excited, but this drink’s ingredients even more special.
Chocolatier partners with Japanese confectionary company for seasonal cherry blossom-flavor treat.
Two different cherry blossom chocolate dessert drinks mean we’ve got a big, and sweet, decision to make.
After crazy lines and strict item limits, we can all finally live the sweet life at Godiva’s Japanese-style bakery.
Belgian chocolatier meets two of the Kyoto video game developers most popular series for sweet collaboration.
Cake in a can, cans of cake…we don’t care what they’re called as long as we get our spoons into them soon!
There’s a new sweets store in town, with a luxury chocolate crepe you can’t get anywhere else.




















Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
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Bento shop staff punished part-timer by piercing her nose, cutting all hair off, and more
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Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
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Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
Japan’s first hotel with a human washing machine is now ready for you to come and bathe in it
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen
Japanese woman sues man for 1.5 million yen for violating her “right to chastity”
Studio Ghibli mixes with sporty street styles of New Era to put No Face on your head in cap series
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Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
A guide to visiting Sagamiko Illumination, one of the three biggest light-ups in Kanto
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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
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
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
One Piece devil fruit ice cream coming back to Baskin-Robbins Japan
Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
Japan’s new manhole cover T-shirts let you show off your local prefectural pride
This amazing suit of samurai armor is made of five-yen coins, and you can make your own too【Pics】
Japanese group to hold fashion show of colostomy bags and other stoma equipment in Paris
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Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
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Viral 3D ice creams land in Japan… but are they worth the hype?
One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost
Tokyo’s Ueno Station has an unmanned noodle restaurant on its platform, and its no-joke good