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New Face Grand Prix
With a new school year comes new students, new possibilities, and a new round of beauty competitions.
“Wait,” you’re asking, “Beauty competitions? Shouldn’t that be ‘roommates’ or ‘textbooks’ or ‘professors?'” And, yes, those are just a few of the new experiences that come with starting college, but thanks to New Face Grand Prix, new Japanese female college students can also “compete” to be the cutest freshman in Japan.
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Do cold noodles from a Japanese vending machine fill us with joy or regret?
Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
What are Japan’s best, and most unique, regional rice balls?
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you
Black Thunder has a luxurious cousin few have ever heard of【Taste test】Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a rowGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in JapanStudio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
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
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you
Black Thunder has a luxurious cousin few have ever heard of【Taste test】
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
Problem solved: How to open a Japanese convenience store onigiri rice ball【Pics and video】
Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 1【Extreme budget travel】
What’s inside these 7-Eleven lucky bags?
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Exhibition on the 1,500 year-history of traditional Japanese women’s clothing to open in Shibuya
Taiwan’s most beautiful politician kicks groper in balls during visit to Japan
Japan’s caramel gacha machines offer sweet thrills, but do they deliver?