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The butter pudding from Kaldi doesn’t taste like butter or pudding, so what does it taste like?

We investigate an intriguing sweets product at the popular international foods chain and discover the secret of its hidden flavor.

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Ghibli Museum now lets you bring features of the building home with you…in cute miniature form

Wooden sign magnets are the newest addition to the “Tiny Ghibli Museum” collection. 

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How to use Japan’s new self-checkout supermarket carts

Will smart trolleys and mobile scanners soon become the norm across Japan? 

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Death Spray from Japan causes buzz online for powerful ability to cut ties with bad energy

Spray it at work and the company is doomed, spray it on the desk of a colleague and they’ll be transferred…this is a spray that’s not to be messed with.

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Our Japanese writer tries the cutting edge in men’s fashion from AliExpress

Not all heroes wear capes.

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Chucky like you’ve never seen him before is coming from Universal Studios Japan

Prepare yourself for the terror of kawaii chibi Chucky.

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We try the viral screaming rubber chicken car park hack in Japan

Who needs fancy parking sensors when you’ve got chickens to help you out?

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Japan’s cat robot waiter now available to build at home with blocks

Eat your heart out, Lego!

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Goldfish fireworks from Japan are meant to be enjoyed submerged in a bucket of water

Smooooooke on the waaaater…

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Japan Railways selling official gloves, cushion, timetable, and more for official sim game

Next stop, moquette seats!

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Shedding some light on the crazy bright flashlights advertised on Twitter

These lights promise to kill darkness with extreme prejudice.

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Trying out Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated fireworks with 60 consecutive shots

Sparks fly with this much-maligned piece of pyrotechnics.

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Testing out the hardhat with a solar-powered fan we found on a Twitter ad

We once again buy suspicious-looking stuff on the Internet so you don’t have to.

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We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint

One option in particular was so good, we’d buy one every year for the rest of our lives!

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Studio Ghibli’s truck from My Neighbour Totoro now available as die-cast Takara Tomy car

Jiji the cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service also gets its own moving vehicle.

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Our writer gets enticed by AliExpress’s reading-in-the-dark glasses…but do they really work?

Masanuki is drawn to high-beam eyes like a moth to a flame.

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Testing the automatic jump rope spinner from Akihabara’s Thanko

Coordination and fitness are just a hop, step, and jump away.

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Studio Ghibli now sells plush toys seen on Howl’s bed from Howl’s Moving Castle

Cuddle up to the same cute plushies seen in the anime movie!

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Online marketplace ZenPlus’ new big seller with overseas otaku: Untranslated manga

ZenPlus says interest in Japanese-language manga from fans outside Japan is skyrocketing, but why?

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The new Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is packed with entertainment, food, and drinks–with one caveat

Just maybe don’t look out the window on the 10th floor.

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