A visit to Green Lawson, the futuristic Japanese convenience store where you get served by an avatar
Can we please make performing experiments with potatoes an Olympic sport? I’d watch that all day.
Sweet edamame Slimes draw near to our stomachs as Dragon Quest teams up with maker of northeastern Japan’s most famous traditional dessert,
Japan’s beloved donut chain teams up once again with Kyoto matcha sweets specialists Tsujiri, but how do they taste this year?
This ramen shop is so popular it’s impossible to get into. Don’t worry though–there are other ways to try its delicious ramen!
A lot of the rice balls on convenience store shelves include oil, but it’s not to make them taste better.
If you’ve been skipping Amami Oshima on your trips to Japan, you’ve been skipping a beautiful, uncrowded gem.
My Matcha Pie is what it’s called in English, but the sweet’s Japanese name gets an extra dash of class.
What was supposed to be a simple taste test makes Mr. Sato take another look at his gourmet writer credentials.
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Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
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Starbucks Japan adds a Motto Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time
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Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Starbucks reopens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing with new look and design concept
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles- Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
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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
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
- More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
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
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
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Secret Kitchen bento serves Japanese flowers, birds, wind and moon in a box, but is it worth it?
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto
Beautiful 3-D rendered One Piece fan art will have you reaching for the tissues
Sadako now has her own YouTube channel, hopes to upload videos about her daily life
10 awesome ice creams available from convenience stores in Japan
Fried sandwiches arrive in Tokyo, become hot topic on social media
Nonsensical message full of dirty words discovered in latest Attack on Titan manga
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