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Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】
The Japan Poop Society is making movements to protect people’s health
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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- Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too- Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】- New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】
Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
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Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row- One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme- Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?- Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
- After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
- Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
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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
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
We visit the Paris branch of Muji in search for some minimalist products only found in France
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Low price, free booze and curry, late check-out, and great location — Akihabara capsule hotel has it all
Real life yandere? Japanese man’s ex-girlfriend sneaks into his home, cooks up something crazy
For those who want it thick – Japanese vending machine allows you to choose drink thickness
Do bears strike first with their left paw when attacking people? Japan wants to know
Cheeseburger rice bowls arrive at Japanese beef bowl chain Matsuya, and in our stomach【Taste test】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
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