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Japanese restaurant challenges diners to conquer “Mt Everest rice”

Can we defeat this mountainous serving of food?

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Japanese politicians boycott meetings for being told they should wear ties when they didn’t have to

City council chairperson’s reverse of course on relaxed dress code sparks resolution of no confidence.

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Retro vending machine corner is a hidden gem in the Japanese countryside

Step back in time with retro meals from the past but be warned — contents are hot!

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Tokyo movie theater allows cheering but forbids speaking Japanese at special screening

Fans are encouraged to shout, cheer, and even plat tambourines at screening of Indian action hit, but asked to refrain from speaking Japanese.

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Tokyo’s newest crane game prize is prized pears from west Japan, and you’re guaranteed to win

A sweet deal for some sweet Nijuseiki.

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We made a 98-foot-long string telephone at our Japanese countryside house, but does it work?

Why did we make it? Only our boss knows–and only him.

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This Japanese convenience store in Tokyo has a Subway inside it

You don’t find Family Marts like this every day. 

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Japanese convenience store apologizes for putting Meatballs in meatball packages, issues recall

Family Mart wants to make amends for simple yet linguistically complex mistake.

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“Sipping meat,” the semi-secret Osaka food that sounds like a joke, is seriously tasty

Leave it to Osaka to turn a comedian’s hungover quirkiness into a delicious meal.

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Japanese driving school holds special drunk driving lesson【Video】

Finished your six drinks? Then it’s time to get behind the wheel!

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Japanese vending machine is the only one of its kind in Japan, dubbed the “phantom machine”

A neat example of marketing to help a rural community. 

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Five things about New York that surprised our Japanese reporter

There are many quirks to life in the Big Apple, but not all of them are easy to get used to. 

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Osaka “restaurant” run by owner who doesn’t want to work may or may not let you in

Nothing is certain at Umeda Yang Rou Chuan.

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How to go buy condoms without spoiling the mood with the help of Schrödinger’s toilet and robots

Our newly single reporter Seiji devises and tests three methods that could only come from a mind like his.

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Japanese vending machine sells…retro toothbrushes?

This is one weird machine you won’t find anywhere else!

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We take a giraffe nap in a standing sleep pod at a cafe in Tokyo

Testing the benefits of vertical sleep and coffee in Harajuku.

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Japanese boss’ kind reaction to employee ditching work, playing pachinko, losing company car in fire

Gambler is offered chance to avoid being fired after losing car in parking lot fire.

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Is Burger King Japan’s new Crown The One Pounder really that hard to eat?

One person’s cheesy nightmare is another person’s divine dream.

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Japanese pizza chain opens stand at Tokyo station platform

Never-before-seen branch makes it easier than ever to eat pizza, but is it any good?

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New intentionally ugly anime sweaters from Japan will keep you warm and un-cool this winter【Pics】

YuYu Hakucho apparel line blends ‘90s anime and Christmas sweater aesthetics for a unique otaku look.

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