Panda lunch box from shop famed for their overwhelming generosity — too good to be true, or just too good?
taste test (Page 42)
We pit two of the most popular coffee chains in Japan against each other in our most caffeinated taste test yet!
A multi-day taste test our infected reporter would rather not have had to do, but his taste buds thank him.
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Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
New card game makes Japan’s saunas even steamier
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How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
Cardcaptor Sakura Chinese Cafe opens in Tokyo, coming to other cities with special merch【Pics】
Studio Ghibli releases cute new blanket socks for winter
Line of foreign tourists leads us to Akihabara’s meatiest fatty ramen【Taste test】
Studio Ghibli re-releasing all past theatrical posters and program booklets
Kyoto Animation president, arsonist’s attending physician comment following death penalty ruling
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