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Melonbooks announces change to payment options, even orders already placed may be affected.
Summer Wonder Festival returns with a new batch of upcoming figures aimed at otaku hearts.
Ikebukuro’s new furusato nozei returns are aimed right at otaku’s hearts, include custom costume and professional makeup and photography.
Hololive City is a free art event filled with fun and photo ops for virtual YouTuber fans.
Japan’s biggest and best figure and model show returns with VTubers, action heroes, and the kind of figure that makes us wish we had an extra two thousand bucks to spend.
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Japan starts selling smart salads in its new AI vending machine
Totoro and Catbus sukajan is two iconic Japanese looks blended by a U.S. fashion brand【Photos】
On-site coverage of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo from our reporter’s mother
Foreign tourists pick the top 10 inconveniences about traveling in Japan【Survey】
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Edo-era illustrated records show the disasters that have plagued Japan throughout its history
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We get our hands on some “Booby Ice Cream” from Kochi Prefecture
Why is this cafe in Asakusa so popular with foreign tourists?
Cheapest breakfast in Japan? Hidden find at Japanese supermarket costs less than US$1
Life-size Nier: Automata sword going on sale, includes 2B’s voice if you swing it the right way
Studio Ghibli bean bag plushies are ready to receive your love and affection
Japan Super Budget Dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Lawson?
School suddenly changes field trip from 2025 Expo to Universal Studios Japan over safety concerns
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- Japanese gamer furniture company creates cabinets just for collectible trading card gamers【Pics】
- Beds on a bus: Travel on Japan’s first-ever full-flat overnight sleeper bus from Tokyo
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Changes to Japan rail pass make it fall out of favour with travellers
Studio Ghibli bean bag plushies let you bond with animals of Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky
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Sleep on Totoro’s belly with Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro Nap Cushion- Why is this cafe in Asakusa so popular with foreign tourists?
Fake Japanese whisky countermeasures now include official Japanese whisky emblem
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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
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
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
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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On-site coverage of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo from our reporter’s mother
Foreign tourists pick the top 10 inconveniences about traveling in Japan【Survey】
Japanese gamer furniture company creates cabinets just for collectible trading card gamers【Pics】
New Sweet Sake Pocky showcases the flavour of a centuries-old Japanese sake brewery in Tokyo
Edo-era illustrated records show the disasters that have plagued Japan throughout its history
The ultimate SoraNews24 anpan showdown: Which sweet bread will reign supreme?
Street Fighter cafe now open in Tokyo for fans hyped and hungry for SF6 launch/lunches
Magikarp now appearing in Japan as a traditional taiyaki sweet 【Taste Test】
Big dam Godzilla appears in Japan as power-washer art on side of 195-foot dam【Video】
I can’t believe it’s not fish eggs? Taste-testing Japan’s imitation “almost ikura”【Photos】
Huge 301,390-square foot Demon Slayer anime rice paddy art project planned, Tanjiro will be eaten
Tokyo’s moe temple is now selling Buddhist goddess anime figures
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