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We love Yukimi Daifuku ice creams, but will we love them when they’re wrapped in pork and floating in a hot, salty broth?
“Get ready for the arrival of a new era of big burgers,” the slogan promises, but does it deliver?
The flavor of the Light and Dark Crystals pairs great with a bottle of Moogle tea from Lawson.
The convenience store treat (?) from Japan’s northern island is delicious…as long as you eat it the right way.
Once only available in the halls of Japan’s parliament, you can now get this special gyuju nationwide.
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Do cold noodles from a Japanese vending machine fill us with joy or regret?
Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
What are Japan’s best, and most unique, regional rice balls?
Kyoto green onion theft victim becomes Kyoto green onion thief
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
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Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time- Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
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Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too- Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
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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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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
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
Churros at Japanese family restaurant chain are designed to enslave you
How merry is Starbucks Japan’s new Merry Cream holiday Frappuccino?
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Godiva takes swipe at Japan’s obligation chocolate king, Tokyo chocolatier fights fire with smile
We eat 13 of the most highly recommended sushi items at Sushiro and pick the best of the best
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
See life-size Dragon Ball & One Piece statues fight & turn Tokyo street into rubble
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Do bears strike first with their left paw when attacking people? Japan wants to know
Our Osaka native taste-tests the extra-expensive, extra-large Bikkuri Takoyaki octopus balls
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