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Typing this Japanese word into your iPhone or Android device will introduce you to some very unusual characters.
Young people well up with hometown pride and tears as mayor thanks them for staying away to protect their families.
Breasts and boba balls take over the Internet as cleavages become drink holders across the country.
Buddhist monks juggle, box, dance to show their garments are no hindrance after monk refuses to pay fine for driving in his robe.
After she said she wants to read them after retirement, book stores and publishing companies quickly sold out of copies.
They’re cute, and they’re pretty, but they’re also tough, and they will make you take no for an answer.
Just another day in the office as our Japanese-language staff prance about the place, jumping other things no-one else can see.
We can’t really blame the doggo for wanting to stay on guard around the walking pincushion.
A new selfie trend taken from a Japanese anime illustration is going viral.
Producers of this North Korean military video were probably aiming for fear but instead delivered a two-and-a-half minute funny.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Ghibli releases a Howl’s Moving Castle that walks and lights up【Video】- Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron merchandise in Japan【Pics】
- Introducing Nomen: Ramen without the noodles【Taste test】
- Cute posture-correcting desk plushies can now warm you up with built-in heating pad
Castle in the Sky sukajan jacket combines the old-school art of Ghibli and Yokosuka【Photos】
New Roaring Totoro plushies from Studio Ghibli make us view the character in a new light
Year of the Dragon Pooh! Disney Japan’s plushies gets early Chinese zodiac changeover【Pics】
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- Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Chaos at unstaffed Japanese bento shop shows pitfalls of technology
Suntory announces massive price spike for Japanese whisky, some types more than double in price
New Studio Ghibli gloves will warm your heart and hands this winter
Studio Ghibli releases New Year’s stamps for 2024
Studio Ghibli adds magic to your matcha with new tea ceremony whisk and bowl- JR East announces awesomely cheap one-day all-you can ride pass, Shinkansen included
- Ghibli adds Howl’s Moving Castle Humidifier to new merchandise range in Japan【Photos】
Japan’s oldest monorail is permanently closing next month
Yubaba and Zeniba pen stands from Studio Ghibli capture the magic of Spirited Away
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Manga artist wants Japanese teachers to feel, for two seconds, how dumb their girls’ dress code is
Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
Message to foreigners at Japanese convenience store sparks controversy online
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
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
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
How do you split two apples for three people using one knife? Japanese Twitter’s violent ideas
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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What item would you buy at Uniqlo if you had five minutes and a limitless budget?
New Totoro, Catbus, and other Ghibli plushies transform from cushions to blankets【Photos】
Our Tokyo reporter sees how Osaka is getting ready for the 2025 Expo
We turn 100,000 yen into 100,000 one-yen coins, in the spirit of New Year’s generosity
Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron merchandise in Japan【Pics】
Gacha capsule toy machine sells…Japanese rice bags?!
Starbucks teams up with 164-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Dragon decorations【Photos】
Enjoy a Japanese tea ceremony in a traditional storehouse
YouTube goes crazy for “Bubbly” high school girls’ amazing retro ’80s dance routine 【Video】
Literal breastplate will give you a cosplay-ready, anime-class bust in seconds 【Photos】
Mickey men: All-male trips to Tokyo Disneyland are on the rise in Japan
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