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In no-tipping Japan, most people just pay whatever the meter says, but this company is now letting passengers pay more.
The city–and the others that made the list–was picked for its convenience, style, and location!
The list includes some traditional favorites, but the number-one wish is for something very timely.
Woman says she’s a foreign student struggling in the pandemic, asks us to buy her homemade chocolate
Pressured to review outdated prohibitions, an entire prefecture says goodbye to “relics of the past”.
Amidst the number of closed businesses and beleaguered industries, one has made a surprise comeback.
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This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
Shinkansen station platforms now have…Baskin Robbins ice cream vending machines!
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
How to make a secret rice bowl at Ichiran ramen
Cheap Japanese ryokan at Kusatsu Onsen is hidden at the back of a traditional store
Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Enjoy a Pokémon tea ceremony with new matcha goods featuring Poltchageist and Sinistcha
Edible 10-yen coins become a hot new trend in Tokyo【Taste test】
Starbucks Japan adds a Wimbledon Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time
Weekly
- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name- Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
- McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Enjoy a Pokémon tea ceremony with new matcha goods featuring Poltchageist and Sinistcha
Edible 10-yen coins become a hot new trend in Tokyo【Taste test】
Starbucks Japan adds a Wimbledon Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time
Abe Monjuin: An ancient temple with a connection to stars and astrology…and National Treasures
Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats
Expensive Japanese nail clippers: Are they worth it?
Japanese ramen cocktail uses tonkotsu pork broth for alcoholic noodle flavour
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
Kumamon and other Japanese mascots get muscular makeover in new energy drink commercial【Video】
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