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We visit Moominvalley Park for a press event, find it super melancholy, exactly as it should be
1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?
Japan respectfully says goodbye to a single bamboo shoot in Kyoto
Man who gambled entire Japanese town’s COVID relief money arrested
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
We accidentally buy some silkworm candy at Hokkaido’s Vending Machine Land
Survey picks Japan’s top three (actually four) open-air museums【Photos】
Strawberry mochi dumpling vending machine made our Japanese station dungeon crawl worth it
“More Japanese than Japan” – Kodawari Ramen Tsukiji in Paris lives up to every part of its name
Weekly
Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened- 1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes- Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
Man who got entire town’s COVID relief money believed to have lost it all at online casinos
Monthly
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.
Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】- Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
Yearly
Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
We accidentally buy some silkworm candy at Hokkaido’s Vending Machine Land
Survey picks Japan’s top three (actually four) open-air museums【Photos】
Strawberry mochi dumpling vending machine made our Japanese station dungeon crawl worth it
“More Japanese than Japan” – Kodawari Ramen Tsukiji in Paris lives up to every part of its name
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Japanese Internet shocked by map showing Japan is as big as Europe
Uniqlo’s new Dragon Ball T-shirts and hoodies modeled for the first time【Photos】
In the midst of coronavirus, a 1,000-year-old food is being revived in Japan
Thanks to the shogun, this Tokyo Shinto shrine has good luck charms to help you win idol tickets
Japanese brand Muji’s new soy meat can be stored at room temperature, needs no hydration
Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is
Cry no more: Japan to begin nationwide sales of a tear-free onion this fall
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