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SwipeMart made romantic dreams come true, and now there are hopes it’ll spread around the country.
Special religious ceremony adds the essence of Japanese love deities to chain’s heart-shaped pizzas.
First date? Second? Fourth? Sixth? Japanese women reveal when they’re most likely to say yes to being your girlfriend.
We set out to dispel rumours about the shrine’s mysterious power…but it ends up biting us in the butt.
These award-winning restaurants tick all the boxes for a successful first date in the capital.
According to BS Fuji’s top dog, there’s a reason why making romance dramas in Japan is an uphill battle.
Hashtag goes viral online, with photos that cosplayers and those who love them can relate to.
Former presenter Reina Triendl and her sister also make an appearance, naked in a bathtub together.
Ever had the water go cold on you suddenly while you’re in the shower? That may have been your wife getting “puchi” revenge.
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Tokyo’s “uncool” neighbor launches foreigner-friendly travel support site with free online help
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Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best restaurant in Fukuoka’s Hakata neighborhood!
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Kyoto wants to add extra charges for tourists to use city buses
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Tourists return to Japan, and Mario Karts return to Tokyo roads with them
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- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Pokémon dress shirt brand is shutting down – Last chance to order is less than a month away
Ghibli Museum releases beautiful new line of anime art T-shirts, available for online orders【Pics】
California’s In-N-Out Burger opening popup restaurant in downtown Tokyo
Super-cheap pillow-sized croissants selling in Tokyo
Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class【Video】
Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
Soup curry and onigiri for breakfast at a super tasty semi-secret spot in Tokyo’s Shinjuku
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- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Studio Ghibli now sells plush toys seen on Howl’s bed from Howl’s Moving Castle- Pokémon dress shirt brand is shutting down – Last chance to order is less than a month away
- Ghibli Museum releases beautiful new line of anime art T-shirts, available for online orders【Pics】
Gigantic super-affordable Sailor Moon lifestyle line comes to Japan’s favorite 300 yen shop【Pics】
Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it【Survey】
Fans in Japan don’t sound happy with Netflix’s One Piece live-action changes to the Going Merry
World’s largest Kura Sushi revolving sushi restaurant opens, but not in Japan【Video】
Studio Ghibli’s truck from My Neighbour Totoro now available as die-cast Takara Tomy car
Onitsuka Tiger now sells Shinkansen sneakers that cost more than a trip on the bullet train
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Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
Image-generating AI’s picture of “Final Fantasy VII Cloud” is so wrong, yet so right
New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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Yu-Gi-Oh card bath towels in Japan keep duelists’ backs dry, if they have the skill to obtain one
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Do Shibuya’s new Pizza Waffles taste as good as they sound?
Krispy Kreme Gin: Making use of doughnut scraps never tasted so good
Tourists return to Japan, and Mario Karts return to Tokyo roads with them
Why isn’t there more deer poo in Nara Park? This very strange museum has the answer【Photos】
Do you know what this caterpillar-like food is? We had no idea!【Taste test】
Weird Japanese vending machine find of the day: Cream in cans?
Japanese schoolgirl talks foreigner out of suicide attempt on her way to class【Video】
A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!
A night at the 114-year-old Nara hotel, where emperors, Einstein, and Audrey Hepburn stayed【Pics】
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Feel like Neo Queen Serenity herself with this beautiful Sailor Moon fountain pen
How to make a “curry rice bowl” using instant oatmeal instead of rice 【SoraKitchen】
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