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Starting next spring, going to school is going to mean going to Shibuya to play games for some Tokyo teens.
With 24 designs to pick from, including all the Eeveelutions, there’s no better time to grab some new glasses!
On average, parents in Prefecture #1 are paying around five times more to send kids to school than parents in Prefecture #47.
Fastest bullet train on the most popular line offers incredible rebate deal for limited time.
App publishes a ranking of the names that got the most hits during expectant parents’ searches.
Determined to experience the world through his daughter’s taste buds, our reporter spends a whole day eating what a Japanese baby eats.
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Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Japanese universities determine cats know the names of other cats
U.S. Ambassador wins fans in Japan with his love of local trains…and puns
Have you tried Tokushima ramen? No? You should (says our obsessed Japanese-language reporter)
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Staircase National Highway: the only highway in Japan that cars can’t enter
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
How do people in Japan feel about eating whale? We asked five people for their opinions
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Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
Why are some types of Japanese rice written with completely different types of Japanese writing?
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Life-size Pikachu figure that wirelessly charges electronics fills us with joy/jealousy【Video】
Japan considering doubling entry cap for overseas travelers, waiving on-arrival PCR tests soon
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes- 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
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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】
New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
Old Enough: Netflix show sparks global debate on parenting and child safety
It looks like Costco, it sounds like Costco, but it’s actually Dodosuco — we visit look-alike store
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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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Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Staircase National Highway: the only highway in Japan that cars can’t enter
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
How do people in Japan feel about eating whale? We asked five people for their opinions
You’re not supposed to drink this special sake from Japan【Non taste-test】
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
Japanese gacha machine sells nostalgic super tiny books, and we tried it out
Kids’ lunch for adults selling for a limited time at Katsuya
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
This tatami mat platform with built-in vibration speakers promises the ultimate sound experience
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
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