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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
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
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
A guide to riding the Shinkansen bullet train with a terrible-twos kid
Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】
Is the absolute closest conveyor belt sushi to Akihabara Station any good? Let’s find out!
Godzilla leather wallet will make you feel like the King of the Monsters and lord of fashion
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
They’re back! Pikachus overrun Yokohama for second straight year and dance up a storm! 【Videos】
Japanese black curry “experiment” takes place at an unlikely restaurant branch in Tokyo
Updated sakura forecast: Cherry blossoms coming to Tokyo first, but later than first expected
Tokyo tortilla restaurant is worth visiting whether you love or hate traditional Mexican cuisine
We’re utterly stumped by this kids’ Spot the Difference Puzzle from a Japanese family restaurant
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