Our mild-mannered reporter gets hooked up with the king of bad-boy haircuts in Japan, the “regent.”
Okinawa (Page 3)
The party was a far cry from what our reporter had envisioned, but it was just as satisfying in its own way.
You might guess the most popular Pokémon type in the country, but each prefecture might surprise you!
Mother Nature attempts to reclaim the path at this rugged tourist site filled with mystery and beauty.
Our reporter samples 11 types of produce unfamiliar to her in order to crown the overall victors and losers of the island diet.
Liquored up naps, sometimes in car lanes, are so common in one part of Japan that there’s a new vocabulary word for it.
Ranking reveals Japanese impressions of which prefectures seem to boast residents with the best personalities.
Sadly for certain tourist hotspots, stricter measures must be enacted to protect their residents.
Poor exchange rate with the metaphysical plane was not enough to cover his pack of smokes.
Futuristic and incredibly cool. One glaring problem, however, prevents it from being widely used.
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