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Japanese hotel offering sports car touge tours, no Japanese-language ability required
First-ever live-action Pokémon-themed TV drama on the way with former idol singer starring
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Japan Airlines is giving away free domestic flights to international tourists
Japanese airlines offer discounted fares to international tourists
One of the coolest restaurants in Tokyo isn’t actually always in Tokyo — Dining on the Tokyo Restaurant Bus
Lucifers Japanese street gang holds official disbanding ceremony inside police station
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut- 60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute
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- Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends
Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month
New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan- Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so it’s adding a new element to how it’ll deal with thieves
There’s a new museum in Japan, but almost all of its location is a secret
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese- Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
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