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Japan’s first Finnish-style sauna facility with private rooms opens in Tokyo
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Krista Rogers
Dec 3, 2020 - Tweet
- Japan
- (Finland • Kagurazaka • private • relaxation • sauna • Solo Sauna Tune • spa • Tokyo)
Rakuten Travel reveals the top 5 best-rated, off-the-beaten-track Japanese ryokan inns
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Dale Roll
Dec 13, 2019
- Japan
- (hidden gems • Japan travel • Japanese inns • onsen • private • relaxing • ryokan • ryokans • vacations)
This private island in the Pacific Ocean is open to guests – but only Japanese ones
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Evie Nyan
Aug 10, 2017
Jeep Island lists snorkeling, diving, and swimming with dolphins as its main attractions. But only Japanese people are permitted to visit.
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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
The most expensive ice cream in Japan? Metallic soft serve frays the nerves of staff who make it
This super easy cold Korean spicy ramen dish will make summer 100 times more delicious
Japan’s “station closest to the sea” lives up to its name【Photos】
You can wear the Princess Mononoke curse on your fingers with new Ghibli ring and accessory line
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A visit to Japan’s wasp nest art museum stings us with respect for the industrious insects【Pics】
Cat Pokémon appear in the Tokyo skyline with new 3-D billboard animated sequence【Video】
Very limited sale of glasses that can halt or reverse nearsightedness begin in Japan
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Saitama man’s 7M-yen Rolex stolen after leaving it alone with “potential buyer” for two minutes
Starbucks Japan’s new cream pie’s looks are freaking people out
Foreign Lawson employees claim unfair treatment such as forced sushi and Christmas cake purchases
The twin joys and dual sadnesses of eating ramen in the U.S.
We fall in love with a bucket of Japanese custard pudding【Taste test】
Hayao Miyazaki produces animated commercial for Ghibli Park【Video】
Is Japan’s new pain-in-the-butt instant ramen also a joy in the stomach?【Taste test】
Japanese candy Hi-Chew says a heartfelt, ridiculous goodbye as it retires Green Apple flavor【Vid】
“My employees were killed.” Japanese pond owner breaks into tears after 3,000 fish die in robbery
Japan Weather Association creates new words to describe merciless summer heat
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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”
Jimmy Choo designs limited edition Crystal Boots for Sailor Moon’s 30th anniversary
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】
Princess Mononoke 25th anniversary lineup includes cute plushies, fierce magnets, expensive bowls
We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as “Middle Aged Man’s Paradise”, try food that’s illegal in Japan
Japanese curry rice appears at McDonald’s, but not in the country you’d expect
Burger King Japan’s all-you-can-eat challenge knocks us out of the ring
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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
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A visit to Japan’s wasp nest art museum stings us with respect for the industrious insects【Pics】
Cat Pokémon appear in the Tokyo skyline with new 3-D billboard animated sequence【Video】
Very limited sale of glasses that can halt or reverse nearsightedness begin in Japan
We try making a low-calorie katsu with tofu instead of pork【SoraKitchen】
Pokémon’s Team Rocket officially begins real-life recruiting new members this month
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What does “Konnichiwa” really mean? Understanding Japanese greetings
New Princess Mononoke accessory line has Kodama for your ears, wolves for your fingers【Photos】
A senbero with deer in Nara Park turns into a weird fever dream
Come on, Costco! Sell your Japan-exclusive kabayaki marinade salmon in the U.S. too!
Anime film Your Name’s director reveals that one character was very different in initial script
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