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A bold new frontier in multi-tasking.
Learn what it feels like to be a novelist with an editor hounding you about your manuscript!
Used Pikachu Garigari-kun sticks are being bought for over 140 times the cost of a new box of the frozen treats.
Liquored up naps, sometimes in car lanes, are so common in one part of Japan that there’s a new vocabulary word for it.
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Japan has nearly 4 million abandoned homes, but where and why?
Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
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Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
Daiso can help you beat the heat this summer with DIY fruity Suika and Melon Bars【Taste test】
Is Japan’s massive Shizuoka steak sandwich really as delicious as it looks in promo photos?
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
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Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?
Japanese-style accommodation at the new Premium Dormy Inn hotel in Asakusa will blow your mind
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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- Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month- McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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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- 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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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A visit to the best UFO catcher arcade in the universe!
Awesome new Gundam manhole covers coming to Japanese prefecture for first time
Daiso can help you beat the heat this summer with DIY fruity Suika and Melon Bars【Taste test】
Is Japan’s massive Shizuoka steak sandwich really as delicious as it looks in promo photos?
Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
Abe Monjuin: An ancient temple with a connection to stars and astrology…and National Treasures
We test Daiso’s new storage container to see if it keeps rice fluffy even after freezing
Anthropomorphized anime warships game inspired by prewar Japanese tourism poster?!
Japan’s first-ever capybara cat cafe opens in Tokyo
Beyond sakura: How to tell a cherry blossom from a plum or peach flower
How do European Cup Noodles taste to a Japanese palate?
Shinjuku arcade breaks Guinness World Record for having the most crane games
The Mid-Autumn Festival: It’s mooncake mania in Singapore!
The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 4 of Winter Comiket 2019【Photos】
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