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We pick between two Japanese street foods that sound alike, but couldn’t be much more different.
It’d only work for single locations, but our Poké-fan reporter thinks this might be an easy and effective strategy.
American band who fell in love with taiyaki after visiting Japan finally gets the release they’ve truly been waiting for.
The best-selling Japanese solo musical artist in history celebrates her 25th anniversary with a special sweet treat.
Pikachu’s new companion looks weirder than we expected, but there might be a good reason for it.
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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
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
Kyoto’s 100 Demons yokai monster parade returns!
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Super Nintendo World expansion gets delayed for several months at Universal Studios Japan
Real life yandere? Japanese man’s ex-girlfriend sneaks into his home, cooks up something crazy
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
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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
Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
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
Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
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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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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
Super Nintendo World expansion gets delayed for several months at Universal Studios Japan
Real life yandere? Japanese man’s ex-girlfriend sneaks into his home, cooks up something crazy
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
AKB48 fan shows his love the only way he knows how: By buying $300,000 worth of CDs
The reasons why Japanese highway rest stops have angled parking
How to properly eat a traditional Japanese tonkatsu meal
Is Japan’s massive Shizuoka steak sandwich really as delicious as it looks in promo photos?
Kyoto Animation releases step-by-step instructions to give yourself Violet Evergarden’s hairdo
We visit Oshima, an island in Japan where walking counterclockwise means death【Haunted Japan】
Japan’s 500-yen coin has two hidden messages, and here’re where to find them 【Photos】
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