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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
How good is your Japanese accent? Maybe this video can help you improve
After being snatched up by scalpers, Sailor Moon chocolate returns in officially marked-up complete box
We sample the deep sea fish and more at this delectable sushi restaurant in Shizuoka Prefecture
Foreign resident of Japan sentenced to eight months in prison for vandalizing Tokyo shrine
How to properly eat a traditional Japanese tonkatsu meal
This lucky bag of anime models is also a decades-long history lesson for our mecha newbie
Sharpening these colored pencils will give you beautiful flower petals
Studio Ghibli celebrates Mother’s Day with special Totoro flower deliveries
Senkoji: The Japanese temple that’s more like a theme park to heaven and hell
Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people do
Starbucks Japan reveals new winter holiday goods to wrap up 2024
Ramen restaurant etiquette reminder follows altercation with angry couple: One person, one bowlAfter being snatched up by scalpers, Sailor Moon chocolate returns in officially marked-up complete box
Japanese train station vending machine has the best souvenirs for rail otaku
Starbucks Japan releases cute new zodiac goods for Year of the Snake
Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line
Tokyo’s Super Mario Christmas decoration displays are super cool【Photos】
McDonald’s Japan announces Evangelion burger line, releases crazy anime video for them【Video】
Sailor Moon and J-pop mega-star Ayumi Hamasaki team up for collaboration, pre-defeat scalpers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
J-pop mega star Ado reveals she’s been living in the U.S., may not understand language acquisition
Uniqlo announces first-ever collaboration with horror manga master Junji Ito【Photos】Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people do
Starbucks Japan is calling it quits with paper straws
Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
Japanese company develops classy heavy metal band frames for glasses
Furikake rice seasoning sales are soaring, which is bad news for Japan as a whole
This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the pastStation of despair: What to do if you get stuck at the end of Tokyo’s Chuo Rapid Line
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengersPossessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
How to properly eat a traditional Japanese tonkatsu meal
This lucky bag of anime models is also a decades-long history lesson for our mecha newbie
Sharpening these colored pencils will give you beautiful flower petals
Studio Ghibli celebrates Mother’s Day with special Totoro flower deliveries
Senkoji: The Japanese temple that’s more like a theme park to heaven and hell
Good news, Nara residents! You’re in the middle of a huge upside-down pentagram!
Studio Ghibli cooking/housework aprons are here to lend some cheer to chores【Photos】
Free-to-download Demon Slayer backgrounds! Just the thing to entertain friends, terrify coworkers
One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost
Over 800 Studio Ghibli anime world paintings compiled in beautiful new hardcover art book【Pics】
We investigate a haunted rail crossing and get chased by a 156-year-old ghost!【Haunted Tokyo】
The top 10 Studio Ghibli anime homes that fans would most like to live in
We go looking for the free kaoyu hot spring facebath of onsen town Kusatsu【Photos】