The “Harlem of Japan” may be losing the very thing that made it so popular in the first place.
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Management promises “comfortable hospitality for both domestic and international travelers.”
Japan’s beautiful cherry blossoms are on their way, but not at the same time as usual, according to predicted dates and map.
People in Japan are going crazy for this sweets hotel, which serves up Koala’s March pancakes unavailable anywhere else in the world.
Our latest get-rich-quick scheme takes us to a Shinto shrine in Kamakura with an 835-year history.
Suntory’s for-foreigners video has plenty of great info, and we’ve got a few things to add.
JAL wants visitors from overseas to see more than just Tokyo during the Tokyo Summer Games.
We visit the award-winning Starbucks to see if it’s still worthy of its title after a facelift.
This shortlist was chosen by Japanese locals, but tourists from all countries can benefit from it!
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Will our UFO-chasing reporter finally get the answers he’s been looking for since the alien encounter he says he had in high school?
Pokéfuta spread to the northernmost region of Japan with adorable appearances by Vulpix, Ninetails, and many more Pokémon!
Tear-jerking commercial features a famous actor and actress in the lead roles of star-crossed lovers.
The Nara Hotel offers royal-class hospitality, but right now you won’t have to pay a king’s ransom to experience it.
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Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Ancient temple with National Treasures is a hidden gem on the Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage
Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Icon’s Mac & Cheese Burger contender for best burger in Tokyo【Taste test】
A visit to the ordinarily forbidden hall of Nara’s Hasedera Temple【Photos】
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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
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Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
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
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
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Japan’s new wearable air conditioner belt is here just in time for the Tokyo heat wave
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
Drawing a school girl leaping over a man firing a gun? There’s a reference book for that!
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A.I. Japanese bar Mama-san is ready to listen to your troubles at her virtual bar
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