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We traveled almost 400 miles to get popcorn from this ninja machine, but do we regret it?【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
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The best dates to plan your hanami flower-viewing trips and the top spots to see them this spring.
Umamusume anime cosplayers make news in U.S. for their pro football fandom【Video】
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Casey Baseel
5 hours ago
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Japan’s Valentine’s chocolate Slimes let you say you say I love you like the Dragon Quest mascot
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Casey Baseel
14 hours ago
- Japan
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36th Annual International Snowball Fight Competition to be held in Uonuma this February
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Master Blaster
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Bear meat noodles?!? Tokyo restaurant adds a new kind of niku soba to its menu【Taste test】
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Casey Baseel
yesterday
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Visiting Japan’s Gyarados Pokémon park in the city with a special connection to Magikarp【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
2 days ago
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Canned cuteness as Hello Kitty and friends kick off Can Chara capsule toy line【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
2 days ago
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Does a poopy butthole translate to lottery-winning riches in Japan? The results are in!
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Casey Baseel
3 days ago
Our latest get-rich-quick-with-poop scheme goes head-to-head with other attempts to supernaturally game the system.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • funny • Go Hatori • gross • lottery • Nenmatsu Jumbo • New Year's • New Year’s Lottery • SNJO • takarakuji • weird)
Poké Ball cakes here for limited but long time to celebrate Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary
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Casey Baseel
3 days ago
- Japan
- (anime • anko • Ariake Harbor • Ariake Harbour • cool • cute • food • manga • Pokemon • sweets • video games • wagashi)
Which Japanese beef bowl chain’s near-identical demon grater onioroshi ponzu gyudon is the best?
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SoraNews24
3 days ago
We go looking to see if there’s a devil in the details at Japan’s big-three beef bowl chains.
Massive manga collaboration bringing 100 years of Shueisha manga to Uniqlo T-shirts【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
3 days ago
Jujutsu Kaisen, Hunter x Hunter, and Rurouni Kenshin are all part of the kick-off to this century-mark celebration.
- Japan
- (anime • Captain Tsubasa • fashion • Gantz • Golden Kamuy • Hunter x Hunter • Jujitsu Kaisen • Kingdom • Kinnukiman • Kochikame • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • Saint Seiya • shirts • Shueisha • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • Weekly Shonen Jump • YuYu Hakusho)
Majority of Japanese women in survey regret marrying their husband, but that’s only half the story
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Casey Baseel
3 days ago
The Yellow Lucky Bag from Village Vanguard is so bad it may damage Japan-US relations
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Master Blaster
4 days ago
The opinions expressed in this lucky bag are the store’s personal views and don’t reflect those of our organization.
- Japan, USA
- (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2026 • New Year's • shopping • toilet golf • Village Vanguard)
Mister Donut and Godiva continue their sweet sweets relationship with new treats on sale now in Japan
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Casey Baseel
4 days ago
Japan’s kid-friendly ski program is now selling Pikachu snowboards for a limited time only
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Elliot Hale
4 days ago
- Japan
- (COK • merchandise • Nippon Ski Resort Development • NSD • Pokemon • pokémon merchandise • Ski Resorts • snow • snowboard • snowboarding • sports • winter • winter sports)
Totoro cream puffs and Catbus cookies are finally available in downtown Tokyo
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Casey Baseel
4 days ago
Classic woodblock prints are animated and paired with perfume for a multi-sensory art experience.
- Japan
- (3-D art • art • awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • Hatenko • Hitohata • Immersive Museum • museums • Osaka • ukiyo-e • Ukiyoe Immersive Art • woodblock prints)
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We traveled almost 400 miles to get popcorn from this ninja machine, but do we regret it?【Photos】
Visiting Japan’s Gyarados Pokémon park in the city with a special connection to Magikarp【Photos】
Majority of Japanese women in survey regret marrying their husband, but that’s only half the story
Bear meat noodles?!? Tokyo restaurant adds a new kind of niku soba to its menu【Taste test】
Pikachu’s chunky original design is back as a plus-sized plushie【Photos】
We suspected this Japanese cable car was an overpriced tourist trip, but we underestimated it
7-Eleven Japan’s new microwaves know how long your bento should be warmed up, even if you don’t
Canned cuteness as Hello Kitty and friends kick off Can Chara capsule toy line【Photos】
New Japanese bowl-shaped donburi rice cooker cooks rice and toppings at the same time
Weekly
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new Frappuccino and latte for Valentine’s Day
Massive manga collaboration bringing 100 years of Shueisha manga to Uniqlo T-shirts【Photos】- Majority of Japanese women in survey regret marrying their husband, but that’s only half the story
Totoro cream puffs and Catbus cookies are finally available in downtown Tokyo
Japan’s kid-friendly ski program is now selling Pikachu snowboards for a limited time only
Japanese women showing rebounding interest in giving Valentine’s Day chocolate【Survey】- Visiting Japan’s Gyarados Pokémon park in the city with a special connection to Magikarp【Photos】
McDonald’s Japan releases a Mushroom Mountain and Bamboo Shoot Village McFlurry
Ramen restaurant’s English menu prices are nearly double its Japanese ones, denies discriminating
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10 times to avoid traveling in Japan in 2026
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Our 52-year-old pole dancing reporter shares his tips for achieving your New Year’s exercise goal
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo- Ramen restaurant’s English menu prices are nearly double its Japanese ones, denies discriminating
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home- Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Updated cherry blossom forecast shows extra-long sakura season for Japan this year
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Pikachu’s chunky original design is back as a plus-sized plushie【Photos】
We suspected this Japanese cable car was an overpriced tourist trip, but we underestimated it
7-Eleven Japan’s new microwaves know how long your bento should be warmed up, even if you don’t
Canned cuteness as Hello Kitty and friends kick off Can Chara capsule toy line【Photos】
New Japanese bowl-shaped donburi rice cooker cooks rice and toppings at the same time
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
DJ Pikachu and DJ Gengar to pump up the volume at Universal Studios Japan’s Halloween Show 2023
Man arrested for violating Japan’s anti-dueling law in downtown Tokyo
We try European Cup Noodle Soba flavors to see which ones come out on top 【Taste test】
Japan’s top 10 travel experiences in the sky【Survey】
Japan Super Budget Dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at beef bowl chain Sukiya?
One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost
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