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Consenting adults generally go to love hotels for the express purpose of getting naked, but how much privacy do they really have?
We spoke to an industry veteran about the rationale behind the common practice, and got an answer we definitely weren’t expecting.
Proposed tax hike aims to reduce the number of people lighting up before the Olympic flame comes to Tokyo.
While the widespread presence of public toilets in convenience stores is great, it is also fraught with ambiguous customs and could, technically, even lead to criminal charges.
Celebration’s image tarnished in recent years as partiers leave huge amounts of trash on the streets.
The pallor of smoke that covers so many restaurants and bars in Japan may become a thing of the past.
One variety proves to be particularly common among online commenters.
Emotions can range from being ready to take on the world to “Man, I sure wish I was drunk right now.”
Survey suggests that east Japan and west Japan interpret the common invitation response in almost entirely opposite ways.
Japan’s anime voice actresses are more popular than ever, but does that style of speaking have the same appeal in actual conversation?
While perseverance is a trait to be admired, there comes a point where “Suck it up, buttercup” is just terrible career advice.
The annual hit to the family’s finances has certain households dreading the start of each new school year.
Anime has plenty of rousing anthems, but some are calling this data downright depressing.
Being tired is no excuse to stop studying, packaging implies.
Low incomes possibly to blame for huge drop-off in number of working artists as they get older.
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Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot
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Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week
Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】
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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- Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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- New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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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
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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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New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase
Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka’s multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot
Hidden history, retro cafes, and a shoe shrine on Asakusa bus loop【Tokyo Loop Buses】
Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area: Peter Pan’s Never Land has the best ride of all
What did Mark Zuckerberg eat at McDonald’s in Japan, and is it as great as he says it is?
Lots of Japanese parents want their kids to work for Nintendo, but not just for the money, survey says
We eat Kyoto’s best-loved noodle dish at the restaurant that invented it
Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week
Georgia Coffee releases a brand new banana-flavored version of its Hokkaido-only Milk Coffee
Japan’s lap-pillow ear-cleaning salons aren’t just for pervy guys, we find out
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
This super-compact raincoat from one of Japan’s 100-yen stores can literally fit in your pocket
Do you use these “Philippine English” words and phrases?
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