Mariko Ohanabatake
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One of the few places in Japan where you’ll see families setting off fireworks at the cemetery.
One of Tokyo’s most famous sweets stores may have closed, but this new dessert honours its legacy.
Our reporter returns to a place of her childhood that’s still going strong after decades of operation.
We investigate an intriguing sweets product at the popular international foods chain and discover the secret of its hidden flavor.
Spray it at work and the company is doomed, spray it on the desk of a colleague and they’ll be transferred…this is a spray that’s not to be messed with.
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Support Japan’s real-world Totoro Forest with special Studio Ghibli collection
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Studio Ghibli adds beanbag plushies to its anime merchandise store in Japan
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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
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Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
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Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
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Hachiji juppun mae – A Japanese phrase that even Japanese people can’t agree on the meaning of
Yoshinoya’s new ramen doesn’t smell like it tastes【Taste test】
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Live-action Attack on Titan musical reveals in-costume photos of full cast【Photos】
Toilet slides and turd hats: welcome to Tokyo’s crappiest exhibition
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Hotel in Osaka offering shaved ice based on historical Japanese warlords
Search for live-streamer who fell from Mt. Fuji finds badly damaged corpse half-mile below peak
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