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- Beautiful new Final Fantasy T-shirt collection on the way from Uniqlo【Photos】
- Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
- Randomly running into a great sushi lunch like this is one of the best things about eating in Tokyo
- Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】
- Osaka’s creepy cute mascot speaks for first time, adds more fuel the creepy OR cute debate【Video】
- Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
- Kyushu-exclusive Black Mont Blanc goes nationwide in a “Special” way
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- Nine reasons some Japanese women *only* date foreign guys
- Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to your favorite restaurant in Tsuruga City!
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- Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
- We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
- New Studio Ghibli bedding sets are cool in all senses of the word
- Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
- Foreign English teachers in Japan pick their favorite Japanese-language phrases【Survey】
- New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
- There’s a park inside Japan where you can also see Japan inside the park
- Japanese convenience store packs a whole bento into an onigiri rice ball
- Hanton rice — a delicious regional food even most Japanese people don’t know about, but more should
- Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest pet product line announced by Square Enix
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- Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
- Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
- Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
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- 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
- Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
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