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New rage room lets you smash things in the style of Marvel’s Thor or Cloud from Final Fantasy.
What’s the harm in pinching a tiny bit of seaweed? Quite a lot, as our Japanese-language reporter learned.
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Escalating vandalism prompts four-night drinking ban in area that includes world-famous Shibuya Scramble intersection.
Find out whether your lady friend thinks you’re a hafure, kisufure, sofure, kamofure, sanfure or ofure.
Could there be a sinister reason some parents show up for their kids’ school sports festivals?
Many were depressed by some of the comments made by overseas YouTube users who found the workday in the video long and tiresome.
Famous sites like Ueno Park and Sensoji temple look amazingly like they do today, but the people look entirely different.
You can’t produce a foreign resident card when you’re not a foreigner.
Our Japanese-language reporter had his world turned upside down when his German wife commented on his childhood memories.
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[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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