Our first-time visitor to the landmark Shizuoka chain did plenty of homework first, but still had multiple shocks.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Suntory x Super Mario collaboration creates a clever way to transform into Mario【Videos】
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Osaka governor suggests lowering voting age to 0 to curb population decline
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New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Mt. Koya planning to instate visitor’s tax to cope with huge tourist numbers
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Osaka governor suggests lowering voting age to 0 to curb population decline
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Japan’s life-size moving Gundam closes down, gets sent off in style with fireworks, drone art 【Video】
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Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
What if Sailor Moon characters were lingerie models? They’d look stunning like this 【Photos】
Would a pizza made with pizza-flavored potato chips yield a super pizza?
Japan’s deep-fried ramen croquettes are here, and now it’s time to try them!【Taste test】
Giant Clodsire Pokémon plushie comes with up to 32 Woopers in super size, super cute set【Pics】
Dateless Japanese high school students create their own anime-style dating simulator【Video】
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