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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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Instant bear curry from the northeastern mountains of Japan【Taste test】
Weirdest convenience store drink in Japan? New drinkable Happy Turn makes stomachs turn
Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
Level up a convenience store curry pan to a depachika gourmet meal
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
We make pills the old-fashioned way in Japan’s former medicine capital, Toyama Prefecture
Our writer loses 6 kilograms (13 pounds) in 1 month with help from these Japanese 7-Eleven foods
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- Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
- Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Japanese teen calls cops on man she thinks is holding a knife, turns out he just has old tech
1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
Japan’s most convincing “beware of crows” sign spotted
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?- Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
Why are there different counters for animals and people in Japanese?
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- 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- Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
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】
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
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】
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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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Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
We make pills the old-fashioned way in Japan’s former medicine capital, Toyama Prefecture
Our writer loses 6 kilograms (13 pounds) in 1 month with help from these Japanese 7-Eleven foods
Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
The Times They are a-Changin’: Our reporter reflects on the changing landscape of Ebisu
A trip to the deadline cafe in Tokyo, where staff won’t let you leave until you’re done writing
Sexy Sato? SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato as you’ve never seen him before: in a steamy gravure photo shoot
We try a viral Chinese TikTok recipe for spicy ramen using Sprite soda in the broth【SoraKitchen】
NHK bill collector arrested for kissing woman on the job: “I thought we were hitting it off!”
Japanese teacher shares surprising reason why the kanji for crow has one less line than bird
The new Shin Ultraman movie is out, and here’s what both an Ultraman fan and nonfan think of it
A faster, easier way to make cake: Use a rice cooker【SoraKitchen】
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
Gacha capsule machines now dispense perfumes in Japan
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