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Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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Cherry blossom Totoro tableware, interior decoration line arrives for Ghibli-style sakura spring
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Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
Pokémon Center apologizes for writing model Nicole Fujita’s name as Nicole Fujita
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Image-generating AI’s picture of “Final Fantasy VII Cloud” is so wrong, yet so right
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Tokyo ramen restaurant bans customers from watching YouTube videos on their phones while eating
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In search of Japan’s largest melon bread with Mr. Sato
Man in Nagoya can’t be bothered to use dorm bathroom, brings bottles of his pee to work instead
Giant 1,431-square meter arcade and bar opening in downtown Tokyo from Bandai Namco
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