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Admission fees, age requirements, and unrestricted public posting of erotic anime art would all be part of “Akihabara Gate City.”
Litterbug smokers aren’t so eager to brawl once they find out they’re picking a fight with a guy who beats people up for a living.
Overseas otaku says he learned some things while traveling in Japan, but many say they shouldn’t have been surprises.
”Ba-…baka! It’s not like Domino’s bakes these specifically for anime fans or anything!” …oh, wait, they do.
Virtual Snack provides real drinks and real conversation from charismatic bartenders who don’t really exist.
Even as he’s being put in the back of an ambulance, this hard-core otaku doesn’t forget what he came for.
This year’s Comiket Opening Dash otaku herds seem abnormally sluggish, sparse, and disoriented…and there’s a matador now.
Sure, planning what to buy at Summer Comiket is important, but so is planning what/how to wash ahead of time.
Fans across Japan voted in the Anime Grand Prix 2019 to vindicate their very favorite voice actors. Let’s see who they picked!
It’s been several years since one of modern anime’s greatest betrayals, but otaku heartache lingers, and must be treated with merciless road rash.
This superfan will never be short of reading material.
Event organizers say government organization told them foreigners wouldn’t need special visas, arresting officers disagree.
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Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
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New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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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
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Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
Japanese breast size study shows rapid growth in previously smallest-busted region of county
Daiso opens massive new 25,392-square foot Tokyo flagship store with its two sub-brands included
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
A trip to hell on Japan’s ‘vomit ship’: Is it as bad as everyone says it is?
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
Fried sandwiches arrive in Tokyo, become hot topic on social media
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
What happens to Cup Noodle Mystery Meat when you cook it in a rice cooker?
Thanks to the shogun, this Tokyo Shinto shrine has good luck charms to help you win idol tickets
Haku is…Chihiro’s dead brother? Studio Ghibli fans blown away by Spirited Away theory
Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo
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