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We encounter delectable rice balls that could have been made by mom on an island far from Japan’s mainland.
Our reporter completes a challenging race only to face a tougher challenge — a giant rice ball!
Japan’s top rice-growing prefecture designs character, releases two videos in hope of changing anime breakfast trope.
Lawson, 7-Eleven and Family Mart go head-to-head in this konbini battle but there can only be one winner.
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Draft bill proposal seeks to curtail unconventional “kirakira” kanji name readings in Japan
Jimmy Choo and Sailor Moon collaboration brings us gorgeous high-fashion Sailor Scout shoes
Ghibli toy creature cars — Nausicaa’s Ohmu’s have become creepily cute pull-back toys【Video】
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Is it the end of Japan’s conveyor belt sushi as we know it?
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The sushi has stopped revolving at Japan’s biggest revolving sushi restaurant chain
Panasonic says to stop wearing socks while you sleep
Full cast of live-action Final Fantasy X play appears in costume for the first time【Pics】
Often-overlooked castle in Japan looks so beautiful in the snow that we can’t take our eyes off it
We try the new Asian Juicy burgers from McDonald’s Japan- Gacha machine backpack is Japan’s hottest new fashion statement
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Japanese genius creates concept of the ultimate nap chamber
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Kyoto Station is a bad place to be in a snowstorm, videos show- The sushi has stopped revolving at Japan’s biggest revolving sushi restaurant chain
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Pokémon-playing fish commit credit card fraud against owner in Japan via Nintendo eShop【Video】
Japan’s real-world One-Piece fitness gym is open, lets you pump giant manga meat
Tea with Totoro! Ghibli star gets his own green tea and drinkware line【Photos】- Full cast of live-action Final Fantasy X play appears in costume for the first time【Pics】
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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
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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Jimmy Choo and Sailor Moon collaboration brings us gorgeous high-fashion Sailor Scout shoes
Ghibli toy creature cars — Nausicaa’s Ohmu’s have become creepily cute pull-back toys【Video】
Totoro’s Catbus ready to deliver sweet Valentine’s Day memories with Japan’s Catbus choco cookies
Is it the end of Japan’s conveyor belt sushi as we know it?
Sakura Frappuccino arrives at Starbucks Japan with a slew of cherry blossom treats
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Japanese genius creates concept of the ultimate nap chamber
Japanese arcade lets you win Kobe beef and “Japan’s number-one beef stew”【Taste test】
Japan’s top five retro hot springs for a time trip back to the onsen past, as chosen by travelers
Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 most difficult Japanese tongue twisters (with videos!) 【Weird Top Five】
McDonald’s Japan is changing the ingredients in Chicken McNuggets
In downtown Tokyo, we talk to a guy who says he’s from Orion’s belt, get called an “idiot”
Häagen-Dazs Japan’s delicious mochi ice cream makes a comeback this fall
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