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Yakisoba bread is pretty common at Japanese bakeries, but this is the first time we’ve ever heard of bread soba.
New frontier in otaku tech smashes crowdfunding goal, set to ship soon.
Offbeat learning aid has Japanese travelers cracking up even before the aliens makes their appearance.
Really, did you think we were going to go to the trouble of making an adorable bear suit and not show it off at our local coffeehouse?
With its “Potato Chips” brand celebrating its 40th anniversary, snack company Calbee decided to poll Japan residents on the flavors they’d like to see next…
If Emily Strange were a Japanese girl, these are the dolls she would put up for Hinamatsuri.
Where does such a vivid artist go to find inspiration and relax? Check out this neat video!
Maybe the U.S. presidential candidate doesn’t have as much otaku cred as some people think he does.
After an airline scuppered passengers’ Valentine’s Day plans with a huge delay, one woman found herself in yet another bind when she learned that her complimentary hotel stay would be in an S&M dungeon-themed love hotel.
Whoever said cats and their owners look alike could not have anticipated a closeness like this.
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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
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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
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Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
My Neighbour Totoro kimono coat sells out as soon as it’s released by Studio Ghibli in Japan
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Anime/manga One-Punch Man to be turned into a Hollywood live-action movie
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