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- Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
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- Uniqlo opens its first Furugi Project secondhand clothing pop-up shop in Tokyo
- 89-year-old Japanese man rides bike 600 kilometers to visit his 61-year-old son
- Japanese black curry “experiment” takes place at an unlikely restaurant branch in Tokyo
- New Studio Ghibli bedding sets are cool in all senses of the word
- J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru releases new video and recording of “Traveling”【Video】
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- Japanese delivery company tests ideal kotatsu temperature for cats, with live cats
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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
- New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
- Should you get up early to see the sakura cherry blossoms in Tokyo?
- Sakura season schedule is screwed up, so we had a no-cherry blossom cherry blossom party in the office
- New Studio Ghibli bedding sets are cool in all senses of the word
- The Fake Burger is now on the menu at Burger King Japan, but is it worth the hype?
- Tokyo restaurant offers “DIY Tempura Bowls,” so of course we had to go check it out
- Starbucks unveils new Gohobi Frappuccino in Japan
- Shohei Ohtani called liar after saying he met fan who caught home run ball, but it might be a Japanese translation error
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- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
- New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
- Hello Kitty/Yu-Gi-Oh crossover Happy Meal toys appear, but far, far away from Japan
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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
- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
- Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
- One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
- Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
- Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
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