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Rural convenience store at anime holy site offers canned coffee and bittersweet romance from same machine.
There’s a lot of great curry inside this machine, but one in particular is really something special.
Nichirei’s Hot Food returns, thanks to the very thing that caused it to disappear in the first place.
“Unprecedented combination” of chocolate mint and carbonic acid surprises us with its flavour.
One noodle-dispensing vending machine in the north of Japan is so beloved that you can now buy it in dessert form with a special box.
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Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】
Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to your favorite restaurant in Tsuruga City!
Starbucks releases a special sparkly tumbler in Japan to support diversity
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There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
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We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
New Studio Ghibli bedding sets are cool in all senses of the word
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New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions- There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
Hanton rice — a delicious regional food even most Japanese people don’t know about, but more should
Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest pet product line announced by Square Enix
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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
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train- Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
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?
Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
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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
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
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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Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】
Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to your favorite restaurant in Tsuruga City!
Starbucks releases a special sparkly tumbler in Japan to support diversity
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There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
Boro the Caterpillar anime now showing at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo 【SoraReview】
10 awesome ice creams available from convenience stores in Japan
Cast of this summer’s live-action Naruto stage play looks more awesome than ever in new photos
We visit super popular tuna specialty joint Izakaya Hitoshi on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island
Is the all-you-can-eat KFC buffet in Tokyo really as good as they say it is?
Kyushu-exclusive Black Mont Blanc goes nationwide in a “Special” way
The day our male reporter used a women’s restroom with other dudes and they learned about otohime
New Studio Ghibli bedding sets are cool in all senses of the word
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