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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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Samurai chick pudding cake is Japan’s newest hard-to-buy, delicious-to-eat treat【Taste test】
Mitsubishi’s solution for stressed office workers in Japan: fake skylight video displays
Foreign tourists in Japan will get free Shinkansen tickets to promote regional tourism
Studio Ghibli releases new “komorebi” plush toys from Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away
The Sailor Moon theme song is based on another song about drinking a lot of tequila【Video】
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