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Bandai’s top-of-the-line capsule toys are expensive enough that you can’t buy them with coins,
It turns out there’s a division of labor between who comes up with the words and who writes them on the papers.
Because who knows how many little kids and giant otaku have put their hands on that machine since the last time it was cleaned?
Paired with a mini goshuincho, this is a small-size, small-price way to experience the inner calm of traditional Japanese arts.
Japan’s love of tiny trees and tiny toys combines in a beautiful way that still has space for you to show off your artistic side.
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Japan respectfully says goodbye to a single bamboo shoot in Kyoto
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Strawberry mochi dumpling vending machine made our Japanese station dungeon crawl worth it
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This Japanese capsule hotel tells you how many times you snore during the night
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Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
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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
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
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
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New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
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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
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This Japanese capsule hotel tells you how many times you snore during the night
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