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From Paris to New York to Tokyo, a city is nothing without its street signs. Leave a place for too long and the special little signifiers we take for granted everyday will make a beeline for our hearts and strike nostalgia in even the most hardened city dweller when we see them again.
If you’ve walked the streets, been on a road trip or taken a license test in Japan, you’ll love this special collection of earrings from the land of the rising sun.
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Changes to Japan rail pass make it fall out of favour with travellers
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First One Piece Day outside of Japan draws huge crowds
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Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building serves up an exclusive ramen
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Final Fantasy Fat Chocobo and Moogle chairs — perfect for when you need to recover real-world HP
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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
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Uniqlo combines art of Doraemon and Leonardo da Vinci in new Louvre crossover T-shirt line【Pics】
First One Piece Day outside of Japan draws huge crowds
Live-action Castlevania all-female stage adaptation reveals first photo of Alucard and Maria
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Hawaiian pancake chain Eggs n’ Things brings sakura pancakes to its Japanese menu
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All 47 Starbucks Japan’s local Jimoto Frappuccinos, ranked by calorie count, plus what each one is
Wendy’s First Kitchen to sell octopus ball burgers to celebrate Osaka
Hayao Miyazaki and Evangelion creator get together for a photo and a talk about beards
Japanese mountain community’s first baby in 52 years celebrates first birthday
This themed Starbucks in Seoul is hidden away in possibly the coolest location ever
Japan’s Okamoto trials voice-activated condom-dispensing belt in new promo【Video】
We visit the full-scale Evangelion statue in Kyoto and particularly delight in the food tie-ins
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