Shibuya Scramble
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks returns, with an improved layout overlooking the scramble crossing.
But there will still be a place to grab a drink while looking at the great view of the Shibuya scramble, maybe in the company of giant anime figures.
If you’re looking to take the red pill and see the real Shibuya, this place will help you get there.
End of an era as Shibuya Scramble Tsutaya says goodbye to renting DVDs, CDs, and, yes, even VHS tapes.
Tokyo won’t give you a permit to film on the Scramble Crossing? Don’t worry, because now there’s an alternate site!
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Too sexy to show, or sexier not showing anything? Anime to air in audio-only on Tokyo TV channel
Discover some of the best snacks in Atami, a wonderland of Japanese street food
Toy guns won from crane games all over Japan could be used as real guns, warn police
Sanrio’s My Melody Kuromi Game Plaza welcoming guests in Tokyo, will head overseas too
Canadian corporation withdraws bid to acquire 7-Eleven Japan and its parent company
Japan’s “all-you-can-quit” job-quitting service not what it seems, is also sneakily hard to quit
Japan’s Department of Magic releases new “Magic School” uniform
Our nine male Japanese reporters turn into lovely young ladies with magic of A.I. photo editing
Former Ultraman actor declared Japan’s Favourite Dad because he “helps out around the house”
Japanese beauty magazine asks readers to identify the one crossdresser among 12 beautiful women
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New multi-floor arcade opens in Tokyo on same day Akihabara landmark announces closure
Japanese hotel offering sports car touge tours, no Japanese-language ability required
Landmark Akihabara arcade, opened by Sega over 30 years ago, announces sudden closure
Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
What happens when you seek refuge from the summer heat at Ikea in Shinjuku
We found the classiest branch of one of Japan’s best cheap restaurants on a Kyoto side street
Japan to make foreign driver’s license conversions more difficult, exclude tourists from eligibility
KFC’s new Japanese-Style Summer Burgers source refreshing ingredients from Setouchi and Wakayama
New Japanese train etiquette point arises from high temperatures and high handy fan sales
Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut
60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute- Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
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Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so it’s adding a new element to how it’ll deal with thieves
Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month
New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan- New multi-floor arcade opens in Tokyo on same day Akihabara landmark announces closure
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces- We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese- Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
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Former Ultraman actor declared Japan’s Favourite Dad because he “helps out around the house”
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Japan’s mint chocolate season hits Family Mart with 14 new choco mint treats (and five superstars)
McDonald’s Japan announces Pokémon Trading Card Happy Meals with guaranteed Pikachus
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is
Former otaku regrets wasting so much money as a kid, Dad tells him why it was money well spent
When bullying happens in Japan, should parents go to the police? We ask an educator
Upright napping capsules on sale in Japan now
Kyoto’s most famous confectionary in a chewy form – we try Yatsuhashi gummy candy
Japanese manhole covers become a hit with foreign tourists in off-the-beaten path Tokyo area
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