Lawson convenience stores now offering subscription service for one free coffee daily for a month

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One of Tokyo's best hot spring complexes is closing for good

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Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released

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Japan's video rental giant now rents wigs, so we tried them out【Photos】

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Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo

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Czech Republic makes multi-eyed mascot friend for Osaka's multi-eyed Myaku-Myaku mascot

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2025 Osaka World Expo

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Tokyo's beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy

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Japanese Lolita fashion designers create amazing Madoka Magica dresses

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica

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Starbucks releases special matcha Frappuccino made with Japan's first matcha leaves of the year

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New vending machines at Shinjuku Station emit scent, play projection mapping with your purchase

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Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam

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Evangelion creator says there might be more Eva anime to come

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Mt. Fuji-blocking screen installed as response to bad tourist manners to be in place by next week

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Hidden history, retro cafes, and a shoe shrine on Asakusa bus loop【Tokyo Loop Buses】

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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!

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Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】

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Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says

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Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro

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Cool capsule toys recreate how Japan navigated trains in pre-smartphone days【Photos】

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Fried Pokémon: Tokyo restaurant serves up an unusual dish【Taste Test】

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McDonald's new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods

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Foreigner's request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society

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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals

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"Mt. Fuji convenience store" issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs

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Tokyo's famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed

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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes

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Sales of Japan's most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely

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Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season

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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s

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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design

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Tokyo's most famous Starbucks is closed

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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】

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One Piece characters' nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions

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