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Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
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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
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New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
Dojigiri, the millennium-old katana said to have slain a demon, is now on display in Tokyo【Pics】
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Kyoto’s 100 Demons yokai monster parade returns!
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New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Former employee shows us why a Starbucks “Tall Latte” is a sucker bet
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Japanese high school girls remind us of the joys of country life in heartwarming Mt Fuji photo
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