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It looks like a science fiction monster of the week, but it’s actually a salute the millennia-old past.
If you’re not sure if that old man is really in need of assistance, you don’t have to be the one to help.
Old-school design feature promises that happy days will come again and encourages community to share what it’s looking forward to.
Keep your wits about you — you never know what might appear as you walk these underground tunnels.
If it’s your first time going through Japan’s busiest train station, this “helpful” sign might not make things much easier.
Stroll the streets of Electric Town at a time when computers and video games were just beginning to appear on the scene.
Too high to sit on, too small to do anything else with, so why are they there?
After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed.
Forcefully given, unsolicited gifts aren’t usually what anyone wants in a public bathroom, but this was an exception.
Visitors to the site of the Pikachu Outbreak get a special hello from the Pokémon star himself!
Starbucks aside, you can really get a feel for the Taisho era in this newly reopened landmark.
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
Starbucks Japan adds a Motto Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Ghibli Park opens final area to first visitors, with stunning new attractions and shops 【Videos】
My Neighbour Totoro kimono coat sells out as soon as it’s released by Studio Ghibli in Japan
We try out the “head in a jar” prank, seen in a viral video, at the office
Wizarding World Japan releases Dark Mark soy sauce dish among other new products
Burger King Japan’s Great King Yeti is the latest evolution of One Pounders
The best cosplayers from Day Two of the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
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