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For those of us living in cities, the idea of moving away to a country home surrounded by vast meadows of these pretty white autumn flowers sounds nice doesn’t it? However, this year, in Fukui Prefecture, where crops of thousands of these soba (buckwheat) flowers are grown, residents are perplexed that all these little blossoms literally smell like an ocean of sh*t.
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Kiki’s Deliver Service heroine gets new design from Spy x Family artist for 40th anniversary
There’s an official PlayStation lucky bag, but what’s inside?【Photos】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
Amazing Pringles flavours exist in Japan
Lingerie lucky bag from Japan’s Peach John includes anime cosplay bra/panty set, maybe by accident
The top 5 Starbucks Frappuccinos we’d like to drink again in Japan this year
Sacrificing bears for amazing hotpots with Kuma-chan Onsen’s fukubukuro lucky bag
Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting
The U.K. thinks Japanese curry is katsu curry, and people aren’t happy about it
Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the SnakeThe top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
McDonald’s Japan has a fukubukuro lucky bag that everyone wants to get their hands on
What’s in Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025?
Let’s go open a Lego Japan lucky bag…oThere’s an official PlayStation lucky bag, but what’s inside?【Photos】
Square Enix releases a Final Fantasy fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year’s in Japan
Animate Akihabara releases a lucky bag for the first time in years, and it’s amazing
The perfect budget-friendly hot spring hotel near Narita AirportStarbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expectingThe top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people doHayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake
Starbucks Japan is calling it quits with paper straws
Japanese company develops classy heavy metal band frames for glasses
This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the pastMcDonald’s Japan has a fukubukuro lucky bag that everyone wants to get their hands onWhat’s in Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025?
Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line
Starbucks Japan reveals new winter holiday goods to wrap up 2024
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
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
[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
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Lingerie lucky bag from Japan’s Peach John includes anime cosplay bra/panty set, maybe by accident
The top 5 Starbucks Frappuccinos we’d like to drink again in Japan this year
Sacrificing bears for amazing hotpots with Kuma-chan Onsen’s fukubukuro lucky bag
Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting
The U.K. thinks Japanese curry is katsu curry, and people aren’t happy about it
Tokyo’s “commuter boat” is an awesome hidden way to see the city from the water for dirt-cheap
The etiquette rules for visiting Shinto shrines in Japan
Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year
We try European Cup Noodle Soba flavors to see which ones come out on top 【Taste test】
Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake
11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
How good is this popular wooden onigiri mould, made by a Japanese rice specialist?
Taiwan’s Gravity Max – Quite possibly the scariest roller coaster in the world
We test the cleaning power of the miniature washing machine from 100 yen shop Daiso