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Unusual design in Kansai is a clever example of thoughtful customer service, designed specifically with the user in mind.
Local resident reveals the real reason why their roads are wider than other parts of Japan.
One of Japan’s most famous cakes sashays into the freezer section and messes with our minds.
Step back in time with old-school vending machines that dispense unique products in retro packaging.
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Fujisan View Express: A train journey to Mt Fuji so stylish you’ll never want it to end
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Studio Ghibli to be acquired by Nippon TV as subsidiary company in stock purchase
Are the new shrimp nuggets from McDonald’s Japan better than chicken McNuggets?
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Attack on Titan gets arcade game by Capcom
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Fish and chips shop in Japan is highly rated by foreigners, but will it impress a Japanese local?
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Trying out First Kitchen’s tsukimi mochi burgers for a taste of Japanese autumn
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Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!
Fisherman’s izakaya serves up awesome fresh seafood in Tokyo
First full-body look at new Japan-made Godzilla movie’s kaiju star has old-school fans happy
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Studio Ghibli and Uniqlo team up for line of beautiful T-shirts and bags, but not in Japan【Pics】
Japanese vending machine is the only one of its kind in Japan, dubbed the “phantom machine”
Become snoozing Pikachu Snorlax with new Pokémon Sleep line from Japan’s coziest sleepwear brand
Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images to “use within the bounds of common sense”
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
Studio Ghibli cookbook teaches how to make beautiful, super-easy Laputa Levistone candies【Recipe】
Japanese convenience store apologizes for putting Meatballs in meatball packages, issues recall
Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gives up driving, donates beloved car to Ghibli Park
Nissin releases new Gaming Cup Noodle in Japan, with caffeine to keep you gaming all night long
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
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New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
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Mr. Sato presents the salad rice cracker showdown (no salads involved)【Taste test】
Attack on Titan gets arcade game by Capcom
Jaw-dropping anime-style paper craft fan art is the ultimate otaku origami【Photos】
Matcha mocchiri balls appear at Starbucks in Japan for a limited time
Is the Shinkansen bullet train Green Car upgrade worth it when traveling in Japan?【Photos】
New Trauma Curry retort pouches from Japan are traumatic…in the best sense of the word
Talking about takoyaki got us thinking…why can’t you use squid instead of octopus?【SoraKitchen】
Did Starbucks Japan forget to translate this important food allergen warning?
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
How to say “I love you” in Japanese – 47 different ways 【Videos】
Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company
McDonald’s Japan reminds everyone that French fries are vegetables to celebrate Vegetable Day
Fantasy RPG-style cosplay weapon shop opening in downtown Tokyo
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