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Bathroom accident in Kyoto involves no poo, but there’s still a mess that needs cleaning up.
One of Japan’s most famous cakes sashays into the freezer section and messes with our minds.
Unless you’re a cat, there’s actually lot to like, as long as you’re OK with puns and craziness.
I’m sure no one ever wants to see this in their at-home toilet…or any toilet, for that matter.
Devil’s Club noodles are over half the length of an average human, so how the heck do you eat them?
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New Studio Ghibli die-cast anime cars on their way, even if neither one is really a car【Pics】
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Japanese high school adds culottes to uniforms to better accommodate gender diversity
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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
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Travelling to Japan soon? Beware the “Three Small Hells” awaiting tourists upon arrival
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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Our toughest blind taste test yet — can our writers pick out the more expensive mochi?
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New unmanned hotel opens in Japan that requires check in and check out by Suica train card only
Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle x Loewe collection is as magical as the anime movie
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