We pick between two Japanese street foods that sound alike, but couldn’t be much more different.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
Harajuku Station’s beautiful old wooden building is set to return, with a new complex around it
Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】
Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Japan’s most beautiful idol singer faces, with AKB48 barely cracking the top 10【Survey】
Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
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Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
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- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
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Japan’s summertime towelket pillowcases are even better with the addition of Ghibli stars【Photos】
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Japan’s most beautiful idol singer faces, with AKB48 barely cracking the top 10【Survey】
Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
Celebrate another year of life by putting it in jeopardy with this birthday candle flower
Coca-Cola Company releases new line of alcoholic drinks in Japan, and we’ve tried it
There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
We eat at three Japanese family restaurants to find the one with the best-value breakfast
Take on a triple-decker cutlet at Tokyo’s hot new restaurant: “Tonkatsu is a Drink”
Japanese woman stumbles on the power of the infamous “gaijin seat” phenomenon during flight
Legendary Melon Bread by Tokyo Banana returns after 20-year absence【Taste Test】
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