The question is, do we want a convenience store to sell luxury food at a reasonable price?
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Join us on a guided tour of the film set where hundreds of Japanese period movies and dramas are filmed every year.
We find out if this reasonably priced bowl stacks up to the ramen served at popular noodle chain Ramen Jiro.
Sure, testing your Eva synchronization rate in the entry plug is pretty cool, but so is the food faithfully recreated from the anime.
Back when she was younger she couldn’t get away from them, so we visit a host club to find out what’s going on.
Yeah, Domino’s? Let me get a large peperoni and a gateau au chocolat with gold leaf for delivery.
Stories of blood, cockroaches, and the old days of Kabukicho, Tokyo’s real-world Kamurocho.
Our ace reporter hits the streets in his Kiryu Kazama cosplay to talk to the people who know Kabukicho best.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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Ancient temple with National Treasures is a hidden gem on the Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Hot Topic and Studio Ghibli are opening a fashion store in Tokyo’s Harajuku【Photos】
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
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Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
Crotchless Hello Kitty panties coming soon…for smartphones?!?
10 awesome ice creams available from convenience stores in Japan
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Japan’s Baby Bird Reincarnation sofa bed — So cozy you won’t want to go back to being a human?
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