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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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One-Punch Man manga artist makes One-Punch Man anime video in his spare time, and it’s amazing
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Nike’s new anime mecha sneakers look Gundam awesome【Video, photos】
Flower park in northern Japan looks too beautiful to be real, but this happens every year【Photos】
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Overly honest taiyaki restaurant flooded with customers after admitting to reducing sweet beans
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Tokyo Revengers anime/manga takes over Tokyo Station with dozens of character posters【Photos】
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A house in the Japanese countryside for just US$9,100? You bet we bought it!【Photos, video】
Japanese stores create clever anti-scalper policies for Pokémon cards, Gundam model kits- Praise the super-deformed sun! Dark Souls cast becomes adorable SD figures【Photos】
Demon Slayer anime restaurant coming to Universal Studios with Hashira meals, life-size figures- Tokyo coffee master reveals easy trick to make instant coffee almost as good as fresh-brewed
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Nintendo puts out important notice for casual gamers who’ve bought a Switch during the pandemic
A Pokémon glitch no one discovered in 18 years has been found…by a pet fish in Japan?!?【Videos】
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Man loses 200 times at crane game, calls police to investigate, staff member loses 300 times too
Hayao Miyazaki has a gripe against Japanese female voice actors
Totoro discovered in Japanese forest【Photos】- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Japan to reopen to international tourists with new entry requirements
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