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Genuine service, or meaningless marketing ploy? We conduct an experiment to see what happens if you pass on the Golden Arches’ offer to see some pearly whites.
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Shrine in Japan issues “beautiful woman certificates,” so we went to get one【Photos】
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Retro PlayStation bags and accessories take you back to the ’90s without breaking the bank
Japan’s newest capsule toys: Capsules that Absolutely Won’t Open【Photos】
7-Eleven’s new whipped cream sandwich takes Japanese convenience store food to a whole new level
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Gigantic new anime store opening soon in Tokyo, and here’s a sneak-peek【Photos】
New Japanese KitKat combines two flavours in one for brand new taste sensation- Japan’s newest capsule toys: Capsules that Absolutely Won’t Open【Photos】
Ghibli Park visitors caught in lewd acts with anime character figures- McDonald’s adds a Japanese daifuku pie to its menu for a limited time
Cherry blossom Totoro tableware, interior decoration line arrives for Ghibli-style sakura spring
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Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
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Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
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Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic
Shrine in Japan issues “beautiful woman certificates,” so we went to get one【Photos】
Ito En releases drinkable cold ramen in Japan
The first restaurant in Japan to serve anmitsu sweets is still in business and still amazing
An interview with two Japanese dating service scam sakura【Interview】
There’s more to do than just look at the flowers at Tokyo’s biggest riverside sakura celebration
A longer, thinner take on traditional Japanese taiyaki
Could this island actually be the real setting of the legend of Urashima Taro?
Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako cosplays as Valorant character in amazing transformation
The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama, looks amazing【Photos】
Meet anime’s newest isekai hero: a sentient vending machine in a fantasy world【Video】
Coca-Cola Japan releasing canned Jack Daniel’s cocktails
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