sakura season
Your guide to the start dates for hanami season at major sightseeing spots around the country.
Japan’s beautiful cherry blossoms are on their way, but not at the same time as usual, according to predicted dates and map.
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Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
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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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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