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Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug
New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Abuse Cafe Japan: We get abused by waitresses in maids’ uniforms at Tokyo’s viral pop-up diner
Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
Super-cheap, super-convenient rice-cooking mug is a new kitchen gadget all-star from 3 Coins
“Pokémon with guns” game Palworld’s developer gets sued by Nintendo/Pokémon Company
Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
We try eating nothing but emergency food rations for three progressively tougher days
Gigantic Studio Ghibli sock line is cute, clever, and overall awesome【Photos】
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Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese- Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
- New Hello Kitty McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal toys are here, and Kitty’s sister is part of the set
Hot spring facility’s beautiful views and all-you-can-eat sushi leave us clean, full, and happy
Japan’s cat testicle calendar is here for nyantama fans to go nuts with
Starbucks Japan releases custom tumblers…that wear aprons
Pikachu/Game Boy manhole cover installed at Nintendo Museum, not viewable by general public
Howl and Sophie ring set gives you Ghibli style on your fingers for a very affordable price
Studio Ghibli releases new wooden stand clips featuring cute cast of anime characters
Starbucks Japan releases special range of drinkware goods to celebrate the moon and the siren
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers- Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
- Studio Ghibli lets you cosplay as Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle with cosy anime fashion range
Japanese government wants to remove tax-exemption limit for foreign tourists on consumables
Japanese government suspends plan to pay Tokyo women 600,000 to move away to get married
Starbucks Japan unveils new limited-edition Frappuccino for autumn
The heartwarming story of Japan’s “Weakling Gundam” and the fans who supported it in its hour of need
Foreign tourist in Japan arrested for having sex on shrine grounds in broad daylight
Matsushima restaurant offers all-you-can-eat sashimi in as many ways as you can dream it【Photos】
Japan’s Mt. Fuji convenience store view-blocking screen has finally been taken down, on one condition
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Super-cheap, super-convenient rice-cooking mug is a new kitchen gadget all-star from 3 Coins
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Kyoto becomes City of Yokai, with Night Parade of One Hundred Demons festival this autumn
We try eating nothing but emergency food rations for three progressively tougher days
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Cafe Mountain, Ocean & Sun opens its second location in Japan, the first in Tokyo
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Japan’s Gyoza Filling Curry — Combination of two great foods reminds us of another great food
Teen sushi terrorist’s Sushiro lawsuit could go up to 160 million yen
Reebok Insta Pump Fury OG sneakers: Take a walk on the kawaii side with Hello Kitty and Gudetama
Eating “adults-only” potato chips sends over a dozen Tokyo high schoolers to the hospital
Beautiful Starbucks in Kyoto blends into its traditional landscape in more ways than one
Capsule hotel in Tokyo offers spa stay, with sauna and infrared foot bath to wash stresses away
Hello Kitty’s Hello! Clinique items are here, and we’ve got the whole lineup to show you【Photos】
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