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New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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Samantha Vega teams up with Jujutsu Kaisen for cool line of character-themed bags and accessories
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Tokyo shop employee fights off three robbers with man catcher polearm in Ueno【Video】
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McDonald’s Japan is bringing back its Beef Stew Pies (and their lovely puns)!
Pokémon GO melds with Tokyo’s traditional neighborhood for Asakusa Routes event, gets thumbs up from us
The story behind the giant Japanese woman in kimono on the 3-D billboard at Shinjuku
Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron now has an English dub trailer from its Hollywood-star cast
No Face becomes…a car? Spirited Away anime character enters the Ghibli Tomica collection
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Legend of Zelda’s traveling Koroks set to travel to our homes as adorable plushies from Japan
What’s for breakfast at Burger King Japan? Spamburgers!
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