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Summer Sonic
Launched just ten days ago at convenience stores nationwide, 330ml PET bottles of Red Bull are being pulled from store shelves. The reason, apparently, is the western style month-day-year sell-by date labeling used on the popular energy drink’s packaging.
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One Piece to take over all of Times Square on October 8th
Curry chain CoCo Ichi opens branch in Japan serving Japanese curry rice created outside Japan
Kyoto Animation director’s new KitKat anime video shows sweet moment between mother and daughter
Japanese restaurant chain now serving perfect recreations of Studio Ghibli food【Photos】
Japanese arcade has special UFO catcher/crane games that guarantee you’ll win【Photos】
Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 7: Climbing mountains【SoraHouse】
Pokémon vending machine lures us in with its cute animated Pikachu
Tokyo’s world-famous Kappabashi restaurant supply street’s annual festival is going on right now
The cool secret hidden in Tokyo Metro pillars at Ginza station
Japanese vending machine mecca: Around 100 rare retro machines await you at this unusual locationOne Piece to take over all of Times Square on October 8th
The golden escalator hidden at a Tokyo train station
Coca-Cola’s newest Japan flavor is Bleach (with a capital B)The cool secret hidden in Tokyo Metro pillars at Ginza station
Live-action Spy x Family stage play releases first in-costume cast photos【Photos】
We go to an old, hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant to eat Indonesian fried rice
Mr. Sato tries out Kappa Sushi’s salmon salad mountain, a fun dish available for only one week
Why is Asuka standing next to Colonel Sanders? Because it’s Thursday of course!Japanese restaurant chain now serving perfect recreations of Studio Ghibli food【Photos】
Japanese mom’s don’t-touch-my-baby-stroller sign stirs up debate【Video】
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
We buy Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated perpetual motion machine
Japanese public broadcaster issues apology for calling a train a “train”
The hidden meaning of the U.S. Air Force’s “shake and fries” patch in Japan
Ghibli Park unveils first official photos: Explore worlds of Totoro, Laputa, and Spirited Away
International tourists travel to Japan, spend big at top tourist spots in Tokyo
Japanese convenience store will now ask customers who ask for a fork to use chopsticks instead
Tinder just opened a convenience store in Japan, aimed at adults onlyWe go to an old, hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant to eat Indonesian fried rice
We bought the latest in low-rated fitness technology from Amazon: the Nejirunba
Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
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 JapanJapan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 7: Climbing mountains【SoraHouse】
Pokémon vending machine lures us in with its cute animated Pikachu
Tokyo’s world-famous Kappabashi restaurant supply street’s annual festival is going on right now
The cool secret hidden in Tokyo Metro pillars at Ginza station
Japanese vending machine mecca: Around 100 rare retro machines await you at this unusual location
Mr. Sato experiences the all-you-can-eat bread heaven…at Kamakura Pasta
Calbee Potato Chips pouch impresses us and makes us want more chips
Illustrator reimagines the anime robots of Mobile Suit Gundam as a line of sexy lingerie
A visit to one of Japan’s motorcycle Shinto shrines
Coca-Cola’s newest Japan flavor is Bleach (with a capital B)
Bomb squad in Japan summoned to take care of…abandoned briefcase full of adult toys
Mega Anya joins 3-D Anya on giant video billboards as Spy x Family continues Tokyo takeover【Vid】
Evangelion’s final movie finally is finally coming out on Blu-ray, and it (won’t) be cheap
