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Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
7 great places to see Mt. Fuji from without having to climb it
This is possibly the coziest train in all Japan thanks to onboard hot spring footbaths【Pics】
Beautiful sightseeing boat is a floating tea ceremony venue in east Japan’s best hot spring town
Survey finds more than 70 percent of Japanese children have an online friend
Gangnam Style Parody “Gaijin Style” Hits the Web With Mixed Reviews
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
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Waiter, there’re 100 crickets in my soup! We try make-it-yourself Cricket Ramen【Taste Test】
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026
Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade
Cyberpunk anime meets traditional culture in Ghost in the Shell gold leaf Japanese changing screens
Hello Kitty Choco Egg figures are an adorable trip through three periods of Japanese pop culture【Pics】
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Can a dirty butthole make you filthy rich in Japan? We’re starting a New Year’s lottery experiment
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Survey finds more than 70 percent of Japanese children have an online friend
Gangnam Style Parody “Gaijin Style” Hits the Web With Mixed Reviews
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Stamina-destroying “Paralysis Noodles” are Tokyo’s newest over-the-top ramen innovation
Waiter, there’re 100 crickets in my soup! We try make-it-yourself Cricket Ramen【Taste Test】
Anime holy ground – A visit to the real-world location of Look Back【Photos】
Japan’s oldest largetooth sawfish in captivity back on display in Mie Prefecture
Qing Dynasty-era Doraemon statue raises serious questions about possibility of time travel
Here are 11 more colored photographs from Meiji-era Japan, plus the artists who colored them
Mr. Sato goes halal at new CoCo Ichibanya that caters to Muslim diners
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition
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