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We fall in love with a bucket of Japanese custard pudding【Taste test】
Japan Weather Association creates new words to describe merciless summer heat
New Kirby Cafe coming to Japan’s most underappreciated foodie town with exclusive menu items
Saitama man’s 7M-yen Rolex stolen after leaving it alone with “potential buyer” for two minutes
Is Japan’s new pain-in-the-butt instant ramen also a joy in the stomach?【Taste test】
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Matcha improves sleep quality, social cognition, researchers say, and you don’t need to drink it
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JAL system makes air travel easier and lets you keep laptops, liquids in bag for security check
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Starbucks Japan’s new cream pie’s looks are freaking people out
Foreign Lawson employees claim unfair treatment such as forced sushi and Christmas cake purchases
Hayao Miyazaki produces animated commercial for Ghibli Park【Video】
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Studio Ghibli releases free bulletin board illustration to “use within the bounds of common sense”
Jimmy Choo designs limited edition Crystal Boots for Sailor Moon’s 30th anniversary
New Princess Mononoke accessory line has Kodama for your ears, wolves for your fingers【Photos】
Cases of people getting unwanted crabs skyrocketing in Japan, salmon too
The entire Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto region map, built as a 3-D diorama, looks amazing【Photos】
Princess Mononoke 25th anniversary lineup includes cute plushies, fierce magnets, expensive bowls
Japan’s new micro-houses want to be your home away from home on weekends, but we’d stay all week
We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as “Middle Aged Man’s Paradise”, try food that’s illegal in Japan
Japanese curry rice appears at McDonald’s, but not in the country you’d expect
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Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Hut Day is just around the corner in Japan…or is it Hat Day?
Matcha improves sleep quality, social cognition, researchers say, and you don’t need to drink it
How to make the most beautiful at-home tamagokakegohan ever with a 100 yen store kitchen gadget
Say hello to the Big Bomb Onigiri, a beast of a Japanese rice ball
JAL system makes air travel easier and lets you keep laptops, liquids in bag for security check
From watermelon to waterpizza: We tried making fruit pizza to beat the heat【SoraKitchen】
Starbucks Japan’s new cream pie’s looks are freaking people out
New Calpis Water bottle design can only be fully seen after you drink the contents
Giant puppies frolic, play with frisbees in the Tokyo skyline in new 3-D billboard display【Video】
Surprisingly strong Hokkaido woman arrested for poking holes in 13 expensive melons with finger
Internet reacts with confusion to Muji’s new fill-it-up-yourself water bottle product
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
We make delicious French toast using a LOT of Japanese custard pudding
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