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Sega’s emojam wants to keep messages short and sweet, plus within your circle of close friends.
Anything’s OK, just nothing too natural, or unnatural, or unflattering, or revealing, or stodgy… but, you know, anything is OK.
Report says schools are looking at alternatives to the traditional top school trip destination.
Shibuya Ward administration continues to try to distance the neighborhood from its Halloween party place image.
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology discusses project with Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno.
We stumble upon Butch, possibly the last remaining iPhone liner-upper in the wild, and see what makes him tick.
1-year-old is first Afghani baby to be recognized as having Japanese nationality, but quite possibly won’t be the last.
If you want to get drunk and crazy somewhere else on October 31, Shinjuku is cool with that.
Number of high schoolers who’ve kissed or lost their virginity drops to half of early-2000s peak.
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Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
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Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
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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
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Celebrating legal marriage days in Japan with budget-friendly photoshoots
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These are the 11 most crowded trains in Japan…and surprise! They’re all in the Tokyo area
Adorable baby hippo Moo Deng is now an adorable Mister Donut donut!
End of the strong chu-hi boom? Kirin launches new low-alcohol canned cocktail line
Suntory’s famous Yamazaki whisky returns to canned cocktails with new highball version
Shakey’s is back! All-you-can-eat pizza chain returns to downtown Tokyo’s Shinjuku
One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost
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