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With foreign media in town for the Major League Baseball season opener, Tokyo Dome’s concession stands shine bright.
Pikachu steals show at MLB opener, baseball stars introduced at Tokyo Dome with Pokémon music【Video】
Japanese NBA player collaborates on design that features another symbol of good luck besides sakura.
Video shows Japanese language quirk and translation snafu might be hurting the baseball star’s image.
MUFG downplays part of its partnership with the baseball star following his interpreter’s gambling scandal.
It’s a wild ending for one of the highest-profile pairings in the translation/interpretation world.
Ahead of Japan’s national baseball tournament, one school’s strategy sessions includes a plan to prevent peeping photography.
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Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Tokyo’s Ueno Station has an unmanned noodle restaurant on its platform, and its no-joke good
Japan now has potato chip-covered chocolate, and it’s amazing!【Taste test】
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Tokyo adding new anti-littering fines in Shibuya and Harajuku, will require more trash cans too
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Tempura Black Thunder chocolate bars on sale in Shinjuku from now till Valentine’s Day
What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?
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Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】- Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand- Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
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Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】- 7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
- Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan- Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer- Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
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Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Tokyo adding new anti-littering fines in Shibuya and Harajuku, will require more trash cans too
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Tempura Black Thunder chocolate bars on sale in Shinjuku from now till Valentine’s Day
What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and many have started to regret it
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
Proposed sakura name for new middle school in Japan draws complaints for kamikaze overlap
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
Manga legends Clamp reveals new Godiva Japan chocolate and merch lineup【Photos】
Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls
KFC Japan opens a Christmas restaurant in Tokyo…but why???
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