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POW! WOW!
If you happen to have been wandering around Tennozu Isle this past week, you may have noticed a big change. The somewhat drab little island of office buildings and factories has been distinctly enlivened by a series of large public murals courtesy of an international group of artists known as POW! WOW!
World’s first Ice Whopper now on the menu at Burger King Japan
Image-generating AI’s picture of “Final Fantasy VII Cloud” is so wrong, yet so right
We test out Daiso’s “High-Quality Stereo Earphones” and find a pair that actually impressed us
Daiso’s 100-yen ramen egg makers even better in smaller sizes
Manga pro’s sixth-grade son floors the Internet with his amazing manga art
World’s first Takoyaki Guitar created in Japan, features a gas grill and octopus balls
The worst-quality anime of last year’s Blu-ray has this year’s saddest improvement so far
Big win for tattoo artists: Japan’s Supreme Court rules medical licenses aren’t necessary
Gravure model NFT series wants to attract online investors, real-world visitors for hot springs
How to make epic pancakes with your Japanese rice cookerWorld’s first Ice Whopper now on the menu at Burger King Japan
Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate apparel【Photos】
We try Starbucks’ buzzworthy (and slightly gross) new cream pie to see how good it really is
Go shopping with our Japanese reporter as he experiences Costco in the U.S. for the first time
Travis Japan, the hot Japanese boy band winning hearts through America’s Got Talent【Video】
This super easy cold Korean spicy ramen dish will make summer 100 times more delicious
The most expensive ice cream in Japan? Metallic soft serve frays the nerves of staff who make it
Japan’s “station closest to the sea” lives up to its name【Photos】
What’s the secret behind these three rice bowls?Daiso’s 100-yen ramen egg makers even better in smaller sizes
Saitama man’s 7M-yen Rolex stolen after leaving it alone with “potential buyer” for two minutes
Studio Ghibli releases free bulletin board illustration to “use within the bounds of common sense”World’s first Ice Whopper now on the menu at Burger King Japan
New Princess Mononoke accessory line has Kodama for your ears, wolves for your fingers【Photos】
Cases of people getting unwanted crabs skyrocketing in Japan, salmon too
The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama, looks amazing【Photos】Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate apparel【Photos】
We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as “Middle Aged Man’s Paradise”, try food that’s illegal in JapanWe try Starbucks’ buzzworthy (and slightly gross) new cream pie to see how good it really is
Japanese curry rice appears at McDonald’s, but not in the country you’d expect
Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
World’s first Takoyaki Guitar created in Japan, features a gas grill and octopus balls
The worst-quality anime of last year’s Blu-ray has this year’s saddest improvement so far
Big win for tattoo artists: Japan’s Supreme Court rules medical licenses aren’t necessary
Gravure model NFT series wants to attract online investors, real-world visitors for hot springs
How to make epic pancakes with your Japanese rice cooker
Chowing down on dirt-cheap gyoza and insane portions at Fukuoka’s Gyoza Supermarket Pub
This unstaffed Japanese train station is like a Ghibli anime come to life
Pokémon’s Ash Ketchum is crazy strong, can easily carry creatures twice his body weight
Japan has an awesome one-person bento box rice cooker, and here’s what we made with ours
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Monster girl brothel anime finally makes a friend as it finds new broadcast partner in Japan
End of the line for Japan’s absolute favorite waitress uniform and one of its favorite pie places
Better know a train nerd: 36 different classifications for Japan’s “densha otaku”
Man with homemade firebomb detained by police outside U.S. embassy in Tokyo