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last year - Japanese school bag collaborates with a limited express train company for one awesome bag
last year - Alcoholic sake butter appears in Japan
last year - We visit a place where you can rent a private sauna room, achieve the height of relaxation
last year - This Tokyo coronavirus quarantine facility’s bento boxed meals are amazingly good【Taste test】
last year - Daiso’s Standard Products store — what’s worth buying and what’s not? Our expert weighs in
last year - Japanese Twitter user spots moms showing fighting spirit during kids’ Pokémon card battle in park
last year - Coca-Cola Japan are testing “fill your own bottles” water dispensers to help reduce plastic waste
last year - Naomi Watanabe produces new line of comfortable yet supportive ‘at home’ bras, sizes up to 5L
last year - Cat becomes head priest at Japanese shrine
last year - Japanese full armor cosplayers head to their local Adventurer’s Guild for a fantasy feast【Photos】
last year - Starbucks Japan’s final sakura Frappuccino for 2022 gives us a new cherry blossom flavour
last year - Survey shows that not many people are into the idea of Sapporo hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics
last year - Gamer sake Gaming Rainbow coming this spring, cans illustrated by past and present greats
last year - We visit a train station in historical ninja town, see ninja trick art, and become ninjas ourselves
last year - Milk Tea Maker from Japan is a life-changer
last year - Lindt Japan keeps the sakura sweets coming with new cherry blossom dessert drink, macarons
last year - American’s Japanese calligraphy gets called “cultural appropriation,” Japanese Twitter disagrees
last year - Man breaks into Japanese high school, steals desk to “get taste of the world of Love Live” anime
last year - Mr. Sato turns into a historical figure through his first-ever wet plate photography session
last year - Taste-testing every single sakura sweet and cherry blossom drink we could find at Mujirushi
last year - Ghibli fan wins Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Studio Ghibli memorabilia
last year - Japanese pro gamer kicked off e-sports team after saying short men shouldn’t have human rights
last year - This Nagoya cafe offers a private room to enjoy tea, meditation, and solitude in total darkness
last year - Burger King releases the King Yeti on Japan
last year - Optimus Prime and Megatron are now officially cute anime girls with Transformers Bishoujo【Photos】
last year - Oshi kamidana – Literal altars you can build to enshrine your favorite anime character or idol
last year - “Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best Sapporo ramen place!” – Things don’t go as planned
last year - We try Ajinomoto’s new frozen gyoza, come up with a dangerously delicious way to eat them
last year - Demon Slayer teams up with beef bowl chain to excite fans, test their dexterity with Tanjiro bowl
last year - We spend a night alone in a stylish hotel that is also storage facility for works of art
last year - Studio Ghibli releases wallpapers for Ghibli Park, introduces us to two new forest characters
last year - Snoop Dogg’s cookbook gets a rebrand in Japan
last year - Japanese trains now even more convenient as new service lets you pick up groceries at station
last year - Cyber Chakai aims to make Japan’s tea ceremony traditions more accessible with modern technology
last year - Sega creates free digital omamori good luck charms to help you succeed at school and work
last year - Ghibli Museum becomes “Hot Wind Museum” for traditional Japanese range with No Face and Totoro
last year - Japanese lingerie saleswoman gives Internet a lesson in what bust sizes look like in real life
last year - We visit Osaka’s newly dubbed Koreatown for the first time and set our sights on all of the food
last year - Japanese festival says thank you and goodbye to daruma good-luck dolls…with fire【Photos】
last year - Japanese Twitter user documents month-long crusade to buy a drink from a vending machine
last year - Japanese elementary school teacher under fire after selling students’ personal info online
last year - Japanese company asks fans to refrain from sending Valentine’s chocolate to game characters
last year - Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way: The first driving test a few more times
last year - Have we been making pancakes wrong this whole time? Japan’s Zen-Noh shares the best technique
last year - “Let’s leave it to Goro” – The moment Hayao Miyazaki was truly convinced about Ghibli theme park
last year - Studio Ghibli stores start selling super adorable clasp bags with Totoro-patterned fabric
last year - Blast from the past as this year’s makeup trends inspired by looks from the ’80s and 2000s
last year - New Japanese mascot character: A train station monster that grabs children who don’t mind the gap
last year - 7 new winter 2022 anime (besides Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer) our otaku reporter recommends
last year - A random stranger (or possibly a river spirit) gives us a ramen recommendation by a frozen stream
last year - Discount super market’s super cheap bento wows us with its looks, confuses us with its taste
last year - Ghibli Park: Opening date, first photos, and a new promo video produced by Studio Ghibli!
last year - Retired pro wrestler Riki Choshu greets you at the door in this new line of sound gachapon toys
last year - Lost at the nengajo lottery this year? Get a second chance by winning your way to onsen instead
last year - A paradise for beer lovers — Yokohama combini has over 300 different kinds of beer for sale
last year - Japanese chocolate company sells Valentine’s Day school desks, tents, and more for nostalgia
last year - For those who want it thick – Japanese vending machine allows you to choose drink thickness
last year - Here’s what happens when you take medicine and supplements for baldness for two years straight
last year - Two men hit by woman falling out of window… who was looking at another man who fell off rooftop
last year - How to cancel a floor on a Japanese elevator
last year - Japan’s Mini Stop rolls out “Addictive Kitchen” hash browns to satisfy Japan’s “potato refugees”
last year - We sigh and swoon over the adorable Year of the Tiger Starbucks goods sold in the rest of Asia
last year - Sailor Moon’s Senshi get Sanrio partners, English fighting phrases in crossover merch line
last year - Tokyoites don’t recognize legendary manga artist as Akira creator goes for stealthy stroll【Video】
last year - New Japanese KitKat is…a Heartful Bear!
last year - We find what looks like an alien species at a fish market so of course we make sashimi out of it
last year - Sales of My Melody merchandise featuring Sanrio character’s mom’s life advice get cancelled
last year - Japan’s Hardcore Gamer General Election generates different results from casuals survey…sort of
last year - Lace boxer briefs for men: Japanese company creates underwear that’s beautiful and functional
last year - Japan’s Capybara Long Bath Championship 2022! Upstart powerhouse vs. original dynasty【Video】
last year - Japanese man breaks into school to recover stuff teacher took from him…over 40 years ago
last year - How to eat a kebab without making a godawful mess – Advice from an Akihabara kebab merchant
last year - Touken Rambu chocolates are a treat for anime fans and a test of how well you know the characters
last year - Japanese design company combines human bed and cat tower, proves felines are who runs the home
last year - Tokyo Disney Resort is set to bring back the snacks and sweet treats at limited park stores
last year - Japanese hot spring charges almost 35 bucks for bucket of uncooked carrots, otaku likely to pay up
last year - French fry war escalates with a 300-percent larger Bucket Potato from Ministop convenience stores
last year - Turn your water bottle into a Japanese toilet!
last year - Japanese company engineers soft toys that will nibble your finger, for folks who are into that
last year - Sakura forecast 2022 released! Cherry blossoms set to bloom even earlier in Japan this year
last year - Mother of Sanrio character My Melody gets flak online for dispensing horrible love/life advice
last year - Limited-edition Kukure Curry-flavored potato chips coming to celebrate its 50th anniversary
last year - English for otaku – New book provides fans with skills to internationalize their oshikatsu
last year - Live action Attack on Titan actress Satomi Ishihara confirms pregnancy, due date in spring
last year - Nintendo issues warning about scam sites pretending to be the company’s official homepage
last year - Official Initial D/Toyota videos bring together and anime and real-life drift kings【Videos】
last year - As McDonald’s Japan restricts French fry sales, rival boosts its fry sizes by 25 percent, for free
last year - Which of these Beppu-themed bath salts make your home bath feel most like the famous onsen area?
last year - We visit the Paris branch of Muji in search for some minimalist products only found in France
last year - Japanese rail fans heartbroken as Tokyo-area Keikyu chooses to retire its last pata pata sign
last year - Spirited Away x Loewe pop-up store in Harajuku whisks visitors away to the world of Studio Ghibli
last year - Do men in Japan stand or sit to urinate?
last year - Osaka restaurant has ramen for those who like it spicy, cold, sweet, hot, creamy, salty and meaty
last year - Most of Japan’s new adults hope to fall in love and get married, according to recent survey
last year - Stay warm with Gelato Pique’s new line of Animal Crossing loungewear coming out this week
last year - Hash browns disappear from McDonald’s Japan branches as country’s potato shortage continues
last year - Power up with this positively scrumptious kakuni braised pork Pac-Man manju from Nagasaki
last year - Naruto Shippuden x Mizuno sneaker collaboration delights with subtle nods to main ninja trio
last year - One of Japan’s coolest castles looks even cooler this winter with laser mapping art event【Video】
last year - Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s seijinishiki ceremony
last year - Studio Ghibli answers Spirited Away fan questions, reveals exciting facts and trivia behind the film
last year - Studio Ghibli unleashes Turnip Head on the world
last year - Japan’s great at imitations, Japanese man hears U.S. coworkers say, then decides to hear them out
last year - Gundam lingerie is a way to show your love for giant robots and their handsome anime boy pilots
last year - Starbucks Japan’s seasonal food menu recommendations are full of delectable sweets and sandwiches
last year - Yep, that’s a whole ice cream cone as a ramen topping, as this restaurant in Japan offers【Pics】
last year - Can our 30-something reporter pull off the fashions of this hit lucky bag for Tokyo teens?【Pics】
last year - Tokyo changes age limit for kids going into opposite sex’s bath at hot springs and sento
last year - Pokémon Café celebrates upcoming release of Pokémon Legends game with new limited-edition menu
last year - New Year lucky bag from makeup giant Shu Uemura may disappoint makeup buffs but thrill otaku
last year - Tokyo’s yuki chazuke: An ultra-rare delicacy you can only get right now (and that we made up)
last year - Our cat mom reporter learns how her cats truly feel about her through a cat translation app
last year - Japan one of only two countries where Twitter beats Facebook in social media market share
last year - Masked stranger in Tokyo secretly takes down someone else’s Christmas lights, puts them away【Vid】
last year - Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Tiger illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans
last year - This lucky bag of anime models is also a decades-long history lesson for our mecha newbie
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