New Happy Meals give us a taste of what it would be like to share your home with a bunch of extra-cute Pokémon.
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They don’t come with a toy, but Pokémon Trainers will receive something they’ll probably like even more.
Cures Wonderful, Nyammy, and more characters from the hit series are headed to McDonald’s Japan in two batches of toys.
Super Mario and Donkey Kong head to Happy Meals, courtesy of their colony inside Universal Studios Japan.
Awesome Pikachu and Eevee box and goodies like a Poké Ball water pistol and Pikachu key ring have fans, adults and kids alike, craving the Golden Arches.
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First-class section being added to Tokyo commuter trains this month with double-decker Green Cars
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Final Fantasy Fat Chocobo and Moogle chairs — perfect for when you need to recover real-world HP
Minnaka: New unstaffed convenience store opens in Tokyo with cheap bentos and Costco food
Traditional Japanese mochi dessert inspires McDonald’s newest pie flavor
Baby’s first Totoro cosplay? Ghibli specialty shop has adorable infant fashion sets【Photos】
Japan’s train travel soundscape faces sad change as JR East axes special station departure melodies
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Virtual idol Hatsune Miku’s new stage costume inspires gorgeous shoes in the real world【Photos】
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Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building serves up an exclusive ramen
Starbucks Japan’s Sakura Ball Cookies and other cherry blossom sweets look beautifully delicious
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Store where you pay to shoplift returns to Tokyo
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Family Mart releases new rice balls with Bongo, Japan’s most famous onigiri restaurant
Fighting mild hunger with a Japanese soda that turns into jelly in the stomach【Taste test】
Starbucks releases a colour-changing Frappuccino in Japan
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Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Japan’s new Hello Kitty and Sanrio smartwatches are cutewatches too【Photos】
Japan’s ultra-convenient unregistered prepaid train cards return after nearly two-year absence
It’s time to say goodbye to one of Tokyo’s most famous landmark meeting spots
Sanrio Pompompurin purin custard pudding sweets sound doubly delicious, look like pooch bottoms
Newest Japan full-bloom cherry blossom forecast shows mankai sakura coming earlier, especially in Tokyo
Everyday Japanese cafe chain’s seasonal sakura sweets look amazing from every angle…except one
Studio Ghibli gives anime lovers a happy ending with new Whisper of the Heart music box
If you bought something in the Nintendo Museum, they might owe you some money for overcharging
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
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Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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Baby’s first Totoro cosplay? Ghibli specialty shop has adorable infant fashion sets【Photos】
Japan’s train travel soundscape faces sad change as JR East axes special station departure melodies
Shogi buses, shogi mailboxes, and a shogi park await in Japan’s “Shogi Town”
Virtual idol Hatsune Miku’s new stage costume inspires gorgeous shoes in the real world【Photos】
Ohtani can’t lose, so how about the Ohtani premium capsule machine?
The Great Capcom Exhibition is coming to Osaka this spring
7-Eleven Japan planning to become even more awesome by baking its own bread in-store
Yoshinoya serves gyudon beef bowls from a tiny truck in Tokyo
Ghibli Park Catbus picks up passengers for first time, with a very special number plate 【Videos】
Japan’s new ID photo booths give you a virtual boyfriend/girlfriend, tsundere included
Exhibition on the 1,500 year-history of traditional Japanese women’s clothing to open in Shibuya
Mt. Fuji festival to combine fireworks and cherry blossoms for unforgettably beautiful night
Japan’s Top 10 Scenic Train Trips–according to two “densha otaku” train guides
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