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Hello Kitty and AKB48 collaborate for the ultimate fan merchandise from Thank You Mart
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Osaka makes decision on terrifying mascot for upcoming world’s fair
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Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best iwashi sardine sushi?【Taste test】
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Japanese school bag collaborates with a limited express train company for one awesome bag
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Man threatens to set fire to Sega offices, beat employees’ family members to death
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Show off your love for sushi with Pageboy x Hama Sushi clothing collection
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The battle of Elden Ring vs. hard-core casual gamer Mr. Sato
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Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic
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Turn your idol’s autograph into an accessory with this clever hack from Japan
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“I choose BOO!” Gengar engagement and wedding rings are here to haunt your nuptials
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Alcoholic sake butter appears in Japan
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Experience super accessible glamping in a seaside park at Fukuoka’s INN THE PARK
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Sakura season officially begins in Tokyo as cherry blossoms bloom at Yasukuni Shrine
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Well-loved Pokémon plushie photos leave Japanese Twitter in both hysterics and horror
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We visit a place where you can rent a private sauna room, achieve the height of relaxation
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This Tokyo coronavirus quarantine facility’s bento boxed meals are amazingly good【Taste test】
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Daiso’s Standard Products store — what’s worth buying and what’s not? Our expert weighs in
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Japanese Twitter user spots moms showing fighting spirit during kids’ Pokémon card battle in park
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Studio Ghibli-themed photo contest is showcasing and giving away adorable Ghibli merch
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Japanese comedian points out good way to spot ghosts during pandemic
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Coca-Cola Japan are testing “fill your own bottles” water dispensers to help reduce plastic waste
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Look stylish while working out on the daily with these crazy geta sandals
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Missing 700-year-old national treasure katana found in Australia【Video】
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Studio Ghibli’s “Bouncing Totoro” zoetrope gets its own merchandise at museum
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New Spice and Wolf anime announced, teaser video released【Video】
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Japanese KitKats get Japanese anime video from Kyoto Animation director【Video】
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Naomi Watanabe produces new line of comfortable yet supportive ‘at home’ bras, sizes up to 5L
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Cat becomes head priest at Japanese shrine
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Japanese full armor cosplayers head to their local Adventurer’s Guild for a fantasy feast【Photos】
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Starbucks Japan’s final sakura Frappuccino for 2022 gives us a new cherry blossom flavour
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Step into a manga at Japan’s 2-D cafes in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto
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Survey shows that not many people are into the idea of Sapporo hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics
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New Doughnut KitKat captures the flavour of a Japanese castle town
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Gamer sake Gaming Rainbow coming this spring, cans illustrated by past and present greats
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Nier: Automata is getting an anime TV series adaptation【Video】
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We visit a train station in historical ninja town, see ninja trick art, and become ninjas ourselves
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Nothing to see here — just a giant cat selling puddings in Japan
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Hokkaido man found naked in laundromat in middle of the night
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Milk Tea Maker from Japan is a life-changer
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Live-action Pokémon cooking videos melt the heart, whet the appetite【Videos】
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Lindt Japan keeps the sakura sweets coming with new cherry blossom dessert drink, macarons
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The top 10 poses trending with Japanese teens, as demonstrated by a couple of ossan
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Japanese microcar owner’s tiny automobile collection turns heads in Japan
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American’s Japanese calligraphy gets called “cultural appropriation,” Japanese Twitter disagrees
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Studio Ghibli reveals mystery hidden on coat of arms and outdoor signs at Ghibli Museum
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Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan dresses as samurai in show of strength against Russia
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Man breaks into Japanese high school, steals desk to “get taste of the world of Love Live” anime
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Japan’s favorite edible roots now in eraser form, and sexy eraser form!
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New burger in Japan combines fried chicken with…strawberries and cream?!?
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Mr. Sato turns into a historical figure through his first-ever wet plate photography session
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Taste-testing every single sakura sweet and cherry blossom drink we could find at Mujirushi
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Whisky worship: Kyoto craftsmen make prayer beads out of Japanese whisky barrels
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Email spam exhibition held online by Japanese telecom giant
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Ghibli fan wins Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Studio Ghibli memorabilia
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Japanese pro gamer kicked off e-sports team after saying short men shouldn’t have human rights
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Exquisite Fist of the North Star shochu set on sale for limited time
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This Nagoya cafe offers a private room to enjoy tea, meditation, and solitude in total darkness
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Burger King releases the King Yeti on Japan
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These special Starbucks sakura drinks can only be found at three places in all of Japan
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Optimus Prime and Megatron are now officially cute anime girls with Transformers Bishoujo【Photos】
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Anime fan’s husband builds an awesomely hilarious birthday present for her【Video】
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Oshi kamidana – Literal altars you can build to enshrine your favorite anime character or idol
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Tokyo hot spring allows guests with tattoos to bathe… with some very odd restrictions
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Newest Japanese vending machine crush: Keikyu’s kimchi vending machine!【Taste test】
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“Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best Sapporo ramen place!” – Things don’t go as planned
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We try Ajinomoto’s new frozen gyoza, come up with a dangerously delicious way to eat them
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Demon Slayer teams up with beef bowl chain to excite fans, test their dexterity with Tanjiro bowl
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We spend a night alone in a stylish hotel that is also storage facility for works of art
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Kyoto sightseeing tour: The most amazing old bathhouses in the city
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Free ultra-low-res stock art website launched by former Nintendo designer
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Studio Ghibli releases wallpapers for Ghibli Park, introduces us to two new forest characters
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Snoop Dogg’s cookbook gets a rebrand in Japan
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Japanese trains now even more convenient as new service lets you pick up groceries at station
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McDonald’s announces end of French fry rationing in Japan
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Our Starbucks “Nothingness” Frappuccino proves you can’t customise out flavour in Japan
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Japanese confectionery store Toraya serves up a surprising meal in Paris
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Cyber Chakai aims to make Japan’s tea ceremony traditions more accessible with modern technology
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Sega creates free digital omamori good luck charms to help you succeed at school and work
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The difference between onigiri rice balls in Tokyo and Osaka
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Everyone in the office works together to make a “Dark Ehomaki Sushi Roll” for Setsubun
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Japanese convenience store or Japanese supermarket: Which one is cheaper?
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Wasp larvae bento: a traditional delicacy in the Japanese mountains
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Ghibli Museum becomes “Hot Wind Museum” for traditional Japanese range with No Face and Totoro
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The Top 10 anime theme songs that Japanese people jammed to at karaoke in 2021
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Japanese lingerie saleswoman gives Internet a lesson in what bust sizes look like in real life
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We visit Osaka’s newly dubbed Koreatown for the first time and set our sights on all of the food
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Authentic Japanese sword letter openers available through crowdfunding
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We can’t stop eating this chicken ramen noodle and chocolate snack we made【SoraKitchen】
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Japanese festival says thank you and goodbye to daruma good-luck dolls…with fire【Photos】
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The 10 best manga to read in 2022, as recommend by Japanese bookstores
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Our Japanese reporter falls in love with “Lebanese-style gyudon”【SoraKitchen】
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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu bento sold for 10th anniversary tour
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Japanese Twitter user documents month-long crusade to buy a drink from a vending machine
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Japanese elementary school teacher under fire after selling students’ personal info online
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Floating hologram registers coming to Japanese convenience stores【Video】
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Japanese company asks fans to refrain from sending Valentine’s chocolate to game characters
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Sakura Lindor: A Lindt chocolate you can only buy in Japan
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We tried a Japanese egg steamer to achieve the perfect breakfast eggs without a stove
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Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way: The first driving test a few more times
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Have we been making pancakes wrong this whole time? Japan’s Zen-Noh shares the best technique
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Japanese KitKat Bears debut exclusively in Japan, but are they any good?
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“Let’s leave it to Goro” – The moment Hayao Miyazaki was truly convinced about Ghibli theme park
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Japanese snack maker apologizes for commotion caused by 1.7-cent price increase
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Studio Ghibli stores start selling super adorable clasp bags with Totoro-patterned fabric
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Blast from the past as this year’s makeup trends inspired by looks from the ’80s and 2000s
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New Japanese mascot character: A train station monster that grabs children who don’t mind the gap
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Sega name to be removed from all of its arcade branches in Japan as part of rebranding
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7 new winter 2022 anime (besides Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer) our otaku reporter recommends
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A random stranger (or possibly a river spirit) gives us a ramen recommendation by a frozen stream
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Discount super market’s super cheap bento wows us with its looks, confuses us with its taste
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“Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best restaurant in Kobe!”
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So what’s with that thin sheet of white paper on top of Japanese miso?
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JR East to equip trains station staff with bodycams to protect them from attacks
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Pringles teams up with Hello Kitty for new Sanrio collection in Japan
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One of Tokyo’s best museums is closing and won’t be open again for years
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We eat Kyoto’s best-loved noodle dish at the restaurant that invented it
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Ghibli Park: Opening date, first photos, and a new promo video produced by Studio Ghibli!
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Turn your bad drawings into gorgeous anime and manga characters!
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Retired pro wrestler Riki Choshu greets you at the door in this new line of sound gachapon toys
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Lost at the nengajo lottery this year? Get a second chance by winning your way to onsen instead
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Sorry, Piplup. Starter Pokémon buddy or not, we’re still gonna eat you【Taste test】
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A paradise for beer lovers — Yokohama combini has over 300 different kinds of beer for sale
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Testing Amazon Japan’s best and worst Japanese demon costumes【Photos】
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Japanese chocolate company sells Valentine’s Day school desks, tents, and more for nostalgia
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For those who want it thick – Japanese vending machine allows you to choose drink thickness
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Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
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Four train stations in Tokyo installed free groundwater pumps available 24-7
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Poll in Japan shows zero percent of students are aiming to work in goods distribution
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Japanese survey asks exactly why people broke up with their partners
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An amazing icicle world waits just an hour and a half outside downtown Tokyo【Photos】
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70-year-old arrested after brawl with over 10 bikers
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Here’s what happens when you take medicine and supplements for baldness for two years straight
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Major Japanese bread producer begins selling croissants and cakes made from silkworms
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How to make your kids hate video games using Animal Crossing
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Two men hit by woman falling out of window… who was looking at another man who fell off rooftop
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Snow in Japan turns vending machine into ice-cold gacha game
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New instant ramen from Acecook really puts the “carb” in “carbonara”
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What’s the true reason for Japanese train delays classed as “customer support”?
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How to cancel a floor on a Japanese elevator
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“Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best seafood joint in Otaru!”
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Half of 7-Elevens in Japan to start selling 100-yen Daiso products this month
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Japan’s Mini Stop rolls out “Addictive Kitchen” hash browns to satisfy Japan’s “potato refugees”
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We sigh and swoon over the adorable Year of the Tiger Starbucks goods sold in the rest of Asia
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Sailor Moon’s Senshi get Sanrio partners, English fighting phrases in crossover merch line
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Taste-testing the “cheese that gives you weird dreams”【Experiment】
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Japanese karaoke rooms become live concert venues for otaku and oshikatsu
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Former Nintendo headquarters reopens as hotel in Kyoto
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Tokyoites don’t recognize legendary manga artist as Akira creator goes for stealthy stroll【Video】
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New Japanese KitKat is…a Heartful Bear!
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Is McDonald’s Japan’s new Godiva hot chocolate worth the relatively high price?
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We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it
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Starbucks Japan’s newest Frappuccino is the only date we need this Valentine’s Day
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Sales of My Melody merchandise featuring Sanrio character’s mom’s life advice get cancelled
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Miyagi restaurant refuses to accept customers’ money after tsunami warning evacuation
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Japan’s Hardcore Gamer General Election generates different results from casuals survey…sort of
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Lace boxer briefs for men: Japanese company creates underwear that’s beautiful and functional
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Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A pop-up cafe to open in Akihabara
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Japan’s Capybara Long Bath Championship 2022! Upstart powerhouse vs. original dynasty【Video】
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Japanese man breaks into school to recover stuff teacher took from him…over 40 years ago
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How to eat a kebab without making a godawful mess – Advice from an Akihabara kebab merchant
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Muji opens its first prepared food-themed store in Higashi Ikebukuro
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Can monkeys win at Japanese crane games? Experiment attempts to find out【Video】
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Meet the Japanese grandma who manually operates vending machines in the countryside
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Studio Ghibli’s Porco Rosso: Behind-the-scenes trivia and secret Easter eggs revealed
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Touken Rambu chocolates are a treat for anime fans and a test of how well you know the characters
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Japanese design company combines human bed and cat tower, proves felines are who runs the home
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Tokyo Disney Resort is set to bring back the snacks and sweet treats at limited park stores
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Japanese hot spring charges almost 35 bucks for bucket of uncooked carrots, otaku likely to pay up
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Japanese toilet piggy bank proves Japan has the best toys
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64-page book about panda butts selling out fast in Japan
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How much trash is in Village Vanguard’s 2022 Lucky Bags? We bought 7 to find out
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Help us find the winner of a 1.2 billion yen Japanese lottery ticket from last year
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Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki gets a happy ending to his broken eraser tale
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Mr. Sato goes to the Tokyo Auto Salon 2022… front gate【Photos】
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French fry war escalates with a 300-percent larger Bucket Potato from Ministop convenience stores
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Japan’s best-selling beer is changing its recipe for the first time in 35 years
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Tokyo condo frees up space by putting a shower in the kitchen
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Japanese bento serves up a slice of the samurai life in a special carry case
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Turn your water bottle into a Japanese toilet!
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Japanese company engineers soft toys that will nibble your finger, for folks who are into that
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McDonald’s Japan’s new winter menu exclusives: Hot pies and special chicken nuggets
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Sakura forecast 2022 released! Cherry blossoms set to bloom even earlier in Japan this year
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Mother of Sanrio character My Melody gets flak online for dispensing horrible love/life advice
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Limited-edition Kukure Curry-flavored potato chips coming to celebrate its 50th anniversary
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Long wallet or bifold? What your wallet says about you in Japan
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English for otaku – New book provides fans with skills to internationalize their oshikatsu
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Sailor Moon’s Moon Stick becomes the real world’s coolest subway pass
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Live action Attack on Titan actress Satomi Ishihara confirms pregnancy, due date in spring
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Nintendo issues warning about scam sites pretending to be the company’s official homepage
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Official Initial D/Toyota videos bring together and anime and real-life drift kings【Videos】
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Japanese PM’s call to drink more milk successful, mass disposal averted
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As McDonald’s Japan restricts French fry sales, rival boosts its fry sizes by 25 percent, for free
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Tempura yokai are here to terrorize and tantalize capsule toy fans【Photos】
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Which of these Beppu-themed bath salts make your home bath feel most like the famous onsen area?
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We visit the Paris branch of Muji in search for some minimalist products only found in France
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Natural hot spring bathhouse in Tokyo’s Kabukicho is a super-cheap place to stay
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Lindt releases world’s first-ever Sakura Lindor ball in Japan
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Japanese rail fans heartbroken as Tokyo-area Keikyu chooses to retire its last pata pata sign
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Studio Ghibli asks fans to help Hayao Miyazaki replace his beloved eraser
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Spirited Away x Loewe pop-up store in Harajuku whisks visitors away to the world of Studio Ghibli
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Sukiyaki, soba, oden, and other Japanese comfort foods…for your pet cat or dog?!?
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Deadly New Year mochi strikes again, hospitalizing 19 and resulting in 4 deaths
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Japanese firefighter docked pay for making over a million yen from game streaming
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The world’s oldest living person, Kane Tanaka, turned 119 this month
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Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
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Do men in Japan stand or sit to urinate?
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Giant Pokémon Go video display at Shinjuku Station brings our reporter to tears
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Osaka restaurant has ramen for those who like it spicy, cold, sweet, hot, creamy, salty and meaty
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Most of Japan’s new adults hope to fall in love and get married, according to recent survey
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Japan’s number-one cosplayer Enako shows us her cosplay costume room【Video】
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Stay warm with Gelato Pique’s new line of Animal Crossing loungewear coming out this week
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Hash browns disappear from McDonald’s Japan branches as country’s potato shortage continues
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Power up with this positively scrumptious kakuni braised pork Pac-Man manju from Nagasaki
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Naruto Shippuden x Mizuno sneaker collaboration delights with subtle nods to main ninja trio
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Japanese resort travel company is offering exciting “revenge” graduation trips
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One of Japan’s coolest castles looks even cooler this winter with laser mapping art event【Video】
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Japanese government now officially allowed to use question marks and exclamation points
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Gorgeous Pokémon sculpture made from beer bottles and crystal candy
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Study suggests Japanese curry effective at staving off dementia
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Which Japanese convenience store has the best plain onigiri rice balls?
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Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s seijinishiki ceremony
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Studio Ghibli answers Spirited Away fan questions, reveals exciting facts and trivia behind the film
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Studio Ghibli unleashes Turnip Head on the world
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Gray-sky Gundam photo will brighten the hearts of anyone who loves anime or awesomeness
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Japan’s great at imitations, Japanese man hears U.S. coworkers say, then decides to hear them out
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McDonald’s Japan’s Samurai Mac series: which burger is the greatest warrior of all?
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Gundam lingerie is a way to show your love for giant robots and their handsome anime boy pilots
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Japan’s Curry Bread Grand Prix award winner is…a dorayaki sweet?
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Starbucks Japan’s seasonal food menu recommendations are full of delectable sweets and sandwiches
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McDonald’s Japan’s French fry rationing extended for about another month
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Married Japanese men and women rank the things they miss most about single life
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Snow falls at Ghibli Museum, creates a magical anime wonderland【Pics & Video】
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Perfectly made snow Totoro spotted by anime director in Japan’s frozen north
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Yep, that’s a whole ice cream cone as a ramen topping, as this restaurant in Japan offers【Pics】
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The “Party Lucky Bag” from Amazon wasn’t quite the party we were expecting
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Thanko lucky bag gives us gadgets we didn’t even know we needed
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How many favorite voice actors do Japanese high school kids have and who are they?
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Can our 30-something reporter pull off the fashions of this hit lucky bag for Tokyo teens?【Pics】
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High-ranking U.S. politician confirmed as a Demon Slayer music fan
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New designs added to custom Pokémon name pendants including popular fave Piplup
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Tokyo changes age limit for kids going into opposite sex’s bath at hot springs and sento
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Pokémon Café celebrates upcoming release of Pokémon Legends game with new limited-edition menu
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New Year lucky bag from makeup giant Shu Uemura may disappoint makeup buffs but thrill otaku
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Burger King Japan doesn’t believe in a guilt-free New Year
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Japanese dub voice actor is…our reporter P.K. Sanjun!
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Sunshine Aquarium’s 2022 lucky bag is a true rarity
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Gunma man arrested for attempted marriage of woman without her knowledge
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Tokyo’s yuki chazuke: An ultra-rare delicacy you can only get right now (and that we made up)
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Photo of snowy Japanese temple wows people around the world
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Number of pachinko parlors in Japan decreasing rapidly, down 12 percent in two years
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Our cat mom reporter learns how her cats truly feel about her through a cat translation app
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Japan one of only two countries where Twitter beats Facebook in social media market share
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Masked stranger in Tokyo secretly takes down someone else’s Christmas lights, puts them away【Vid】
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Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Tiger illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans
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Comparing Starbucks lucky bags in Japan proves some bundles are better than others
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The Akihabara ? Bag lucky bag may disappoint you if you yourself are a pretty weird guy
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Japan’s beloved Zima discontinued after sales hurt by COVID-19
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This lucky bag of anime models is also a decades-long history lesson for our mecha newbie
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Ichiran Ramen doubles the price of its lucky bag this New Year, but is it worth it?
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The Muji “Fukukan” puts a disappointing spin on Japan’s New Year’s lucky bag tradition
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We get our hands on a coveted Yodobashi lucky bag, this time the beauty and health gadget box
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Drip-brewed drinkable soups developed by Japanese soy sauce giant
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Village Vanguard’s “dangerous” lucky bag promises thrilling highs and miserable lows
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New Urusei Yatsura anime TV series is on the way with new character designer, voice cast【Video】
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