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Ehomaki sushi rolls are supposed to ensure good luck for the year, and it’s hard to think of having a luckier life than one that lets you eat this.
These girls literally drive away ogres during Japan’s annual Setsubun bean-throwing festival.
The following story is an important example of how one person’s holiday cheer can be another’s form of abuse in the workplace.
February is a hard month to face, so why not put on a mask and greet it looking like something else?
Japan has a custom of shouting “Out with the demons!” in early February, but all we can say is “Awwwwwww!”
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Instant bear curry from the northeastern mountains of Japan【Taste test】
Level up a convenience store curry pan to a depachika gourmet meal
Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
Weirdest convenience store drink in Japan? New drinkable Happy Turn makes stomachs turn
Japanese onsen stand is part gas station, part hot spring vending machine
Our writer loses 6 kilograms (13 pounds) in 1 month with help from these Japanese 7-Eleven foods
We make pills the old-fashioned way in Japan’s former medicine capital, Toyama Prefecture
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Sexy Sato? SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato as you’ve never seen him before: in a steamy gravure photo shoot
NHK can now pester you through your mail thanks to new service from Japan Post
Weekly
- Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Japanese teen calls cops on man she thinks is holding a knife, turns out he just has old tech
1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
Japan’s most convincing “beware of crows” sign spotted
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?- Look at this awesome vision of how beautiful a modern Pokémon Red and Blue remake could be【Video】
Why are there different counters for animals and people in Japanese?
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- Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages- Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
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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
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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Our writer loses 6 kilograms (13 pounds) in 1 month with help from these Japanese 7-Eleven foods
We make pills the old-fashioned way in Japan’s former medicine capital, Toyama Prefecture
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Sexy Sato? SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato as you’ve never seen him before: in a steamy gravure photo shoot
NHK can now pester you through your mail thanks to new service from Japan Post
This kotatsu for singletons makes us sad
In celebration of Curry Bread Day, we find out which convenience store has the best curry bread【Taste Test】
Japan’s one-person instant ramen pot may be the one and only cooking gadget we need
Idol anime voice actress explains why she doesn’t like being called an “idol”
Which Japanese conveyer belt sushi chain has the best steamed egg custard? 【Taste test】
Anti-NHK activist recommends “magic words” that will drive away fee collectors instantly
The Times They are a-Changin’: Our reporter reflects on the changing landscape of Ebisu
Here’s what happens when you mix all 53 kinds of Muji curry into one crazy super curry【Taste test】
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