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Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood
7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fansKyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first timeCelebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
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
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
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 tooBerserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
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
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Domino’s erupts with a 1kg Cheese Volcano in Japan
One of Tokyo’s best hot spring complexes is closing for good
Our male reporter transforms into a beautiful Japanese courtesan at Tokyo photo studio
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Totoro sequel anime Mei and the Baby Catbus will screen at Ghibli Park this winter
This unstaffed Japanese train station is like a Ghibli anime come to life
Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano illustrates exclusive Japan-only Magic: The Gathering card
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Interview with Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Gundam
Japan’s Capylympics capybara watermelon eating contest brings new challengers and threepeat quest【Pics】