Pikachu donuts
It’d only work for single locations, but our Poké-fan reporter thinks this might be an easy and effective strategy.
Pikachu’s new companion looks weirder than we expected, but there might be a good reason for it.
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Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
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New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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Secret Kitchen bento serves Japanese flowers, birds, wind and moon in a box, but is it worth it?
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Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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