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Elementary school students’ Peace Education lessons have included excerpts from manga by atomic bombing survivor since 2013.
Ningyo was said to have been pulled out of the sea by a fisherman in Tosa domain nearly 300 years ago.
Yeah, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a great shogun and all, but we’re here to see (and eat) Tokugawa Piyoyasu.
Points of light shine bright, and sometimes disappear, in this fascinating look at the last century and a half.
Bathroom accident in Kyoto involves no poo, but there’s still a mess that needs cleaning up.
Applications now open to do battle for glory and prizes when night falls on one of Japan’s most famous ninja towns.
Crafts, private art viewings, private lectures, exclusive tea tastings…you’ll want to do it all!
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Super-detailed cherry blossom forecast maps for 2025 show warm winter doesn’t mean early sakura
The My Melody ♡ Kuromi Anniversary Party is in full kawaii swing at the Ikebukuro Parco store
Tokyo governor wants to start study abroad grant system, includes monthly activity allowance
Japan’s wildest Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age ceremony celebrates new adults in Kitakyushu 【Photos】
These nine Kyoto restaurants are the newest to receive Michelin guide recommendations
“I overdid it.” – Man in Japan fired after ditching work 633 times to go to the gym
Our writer of Korean descent weighs in on using Korean names in Japan
Craving ramen, but can’t find decent noodles? Transform your spaghetti with this pasta hack!
Anime Industry Report shows overseas anime market is bigger than Japanese one, but is this a cultural tipping point?
Meet Asuna, the hyperreal android that will leave your jaw hanging 【Video】
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Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?- Anime Industry Report shows overseas anime market is bigger than Japanese one, but is this a cultural tipping point?
- “I overdid it.” – Man in Japan fired after ditching work 633 times to go to the gym
Starbucks Japan reveals new Valentine’s Day goods for 2025
Starbucks unveils new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan
The etiquette rules for visiting Shinto shrines in Japan
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
Overseas Uber driver and anime fan gets the Cowboy Bebop surprise of a lifetime【Video】
Nintendo and Godiva team up for fancy fun chocolate line【Photos】
Starbucks Japan saves the best for last in our fukubukuro lucky bag haul
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- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
- The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
- Anime Industry Report shows overseas anime market is bigger than Japanese one, but is this a cultural tipping point?
Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people do
Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake
This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the past
McDonald’s Japan has a fukubukuro lucky bag that everyone wants to get their hands on
What’s in Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025?
Japanese company develops classy heavy metal band frames for glasses
Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line
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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
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
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】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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“I overdid it.” – Man in Japan fired after ditching work 633 times to go to the gym
Our writer of Korean descent weighs in on using Korean names in Japan
Craving ramen, but can’t find decent noodles? Transform your spaghetti with this pasta hack!
Anime Industry Report shows overseas anime market is bigger than Japanese one, but is this a cultural tipping point?
Meet Asuna, the hyperreal android that will leave your jaw hanging 【Video】
Starbucks unveils new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan
We visit super popular tuna specialty joint Izakaya Hitoshi on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island
Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting
Japan’s new Pokémon pancake maker hot plate may mean we never cook anything else ever again【Pics】
Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year
Naruto’s author Kishimoto reveals what characters’ names would’ve been if editor didn’t intervene
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