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Now you can feel the irresistable warmth of a kotatsu whenever you want, so say goodbye to productivity.
The world’s biggest search engine has spoken: this is Japan’s number-one ikemen (but not because of this photo).
The Body Shop anthropomorphises a best-selling skincare item with Three Wizards and The Moisture Princess.
People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.
Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.
Surprisingly, the male stars of Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away don’t top the list, according to this survey.
If this is what Japanese farmers look like, you can stick me on a train to the nearest country town.
The magical rides include mysterious “invisible” ghosts chasing the carriage, which can be seen by passers-by.
If there’s any trend our posts in the past couple of years have shown, it’s that the Japanese can and will personify absolutely anything.
Want to feel a little special in the bath? These hot guys (ikemen) in anime form can help you with that!
Male customers can receive same-sex kabe-don with romantic ear-whispering from the staff member of their choice this Valentine’s Day.
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