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Japan’s capital is seeing an increasing number of boarding house options, but is it the right choice for you?
Just how far can plant-based meat go in terms of taste and texture? Our Japanese-language reporter tests it out in Tokyo.
Do you miss the amazing box art of anime VHS tapes, laser discs, and DVDs? Here’s a way to get it back while expanding your wardrobe.
Combos including sweet beans & chili powder, chocolate and potato make Mr. Sato wonder if he’s just getting too old for this.
Who says you have to eat raw fish at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant? Sushiro has something for everyone to enjoy!
What makes for a good couple? Our Japanese-language writer muses on her own marriage to a French husband and its notable quirks.
The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.
Two of Japan’s top manga publishers team up for a special collection of 44 different series in one huge book.
After spending his first few years living in the U.S., he’s spent the rest of his life answering the same questions over and over.
Rush hour is a pretty unpleasant time to be on the train in Japan under any circumstances, but this was a whole new set of problems.
We try the newest Japanese Frappuccino, with a name so long that even Starbucks’ own employees can’t remember it.
We interview Japan’s least-popular form of currency and the only bill not to be getting a slick new face-lift in the near future.
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