Ikebukuro
Hogsmeade Station serves as inspiration for closest stop to new permanent Harry Potter museum.
Specialty shop Animate stays true to its roots as it gets ready to celebrate a big milestone with a big store.
Meet the characters who braved the weather to represent some of Japan’s most popular anime and manga.
These cosplaying queens waited two years to step out as their favourite manga and anime characters, and the wait was definitely worth it.
Chapter of video game history comes to a close, but staff are still hoping for a new beginning.
“The sun egg sandwich” is 20 centimeters (7.87 inches) in diameter and is on a mission to become a new famous local product of Saitama Prefecture.
Sunshine City set to shine even brighter with opening of Bandai Namco’s Gashapon Department Store.
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1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?
Strawberry mochi dumpling vending machine made our Japanese station dungeon crawl worth it
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Which Japanese conveyer belt sushi chain has the best chutoro?【Taste test】
We accidentally buy some silkworm candy at Hokkaido’s Vending Machine Land
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Urusei Yatsura anime remake’s first preview video looks good, sound even better, reveals premier
Vending machine noodle ice cream: A retro icon in Japan brings joy to a new generation
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda- Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.- Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】- Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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We accidentally buy some silkworm candy at Hokkaido’s Vending Machine Land
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Urusei Yatsura anime remake’s first preview video looks good, sound even better, reveals premier
Vending machine noodle ice cream: A retro icon in Japan brings joy to a new generation
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
The deceiving cat: Sumo wrestler wins match using “cute” technique, but some are not happy【Video】
Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade katana, forged by master swordsmith, now on display【Pics】
Which Japanese conveyer belt sushi chain has the best steamed egg custard? 【Taste test】
“He lies because of me”: Touching commercial about a father’s love will make you cry
A diner’s guide to oden: Japan’s weird-looking, super-popular winter dish
Olympics opening ceremony plays music from Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Sonic and more【Videos】
Cast of this summer’s live-action Naruto stage play looks more awesome than ever in new photos
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