When you want to make anime the old-fashioned way, there’s no better place to go for help than Hayao Miyazaki’s studio.
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Seaside scenery, history, and so many desserts on Yokohama’s Akai Kutsu【Japan Loop Buses】
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Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Amazing exhibition of Japan’s legendary “cursed katana” is going on right now【Photos】
Yokohama restaurant serves fried axolotl, along with giant isopod, camel, and crocodile
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Larger than life Doraemon doll will delight fans, terrify pets and small children
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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
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】- Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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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
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- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
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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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
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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Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Amazing exhibition of Japan’s legendary “cursed katana” is going on right now【Photos】
Yokohama restaurant serves fried axolotl, along with giant isopod, camel, and crocodile
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Larger than life Doraemon doll will delight fans, terrify pets and small children
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Resol Poshtel: Cheap capsule hotel in Tokyo is a hit with overseas visitors, and we find out why
Mt. Koya planning to instate visitor’s tax to cope with huge tourist numbers
Get ready with Roland, the top-earning host in Japan【Video】
Japanese Lucky Beckoning Cat banknote design is the faux money we wish was real
Wendy’s releases a Pretzel Roast Beef Burger aimed at foreign tourists in Japan
Let’s learn how to order in a Japanese yakiniku restaurant with the help of a “cookable” puzzle
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