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Japan now has facial-recognition ticket gates, but why aren't people using them?

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Japan's Cell Phone Memory Restart event reunites users with old photos and past selves

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McDonald's Japan makes beautifully bittersweet burger anime music video with Idolmaster [Video]

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Official Metal Gear car boxes are coming to provide stealthy style for your pets

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New Godzilla figure is adorable, destructive, and baseball-loving for Dodger Stadium Godzilla Night

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Osaka may name a district after mascot Myaku-Myaku

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Osaka's amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows

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Fukushima's popular dialect T-shirt vending machine gets its first sibling in Iwaki

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Japanese airport offering 19,250-yen sandwiches as last Japan meal for international travelers

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Sanrio Kawaii Me Live!

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Japan restarts at-home collection agent visits for public TV fees

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Converse Japan and one of Japan's greatest painters combine for fine fowl shoes [Photos]

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Bear found on Japanese fishing boat, escapes into the sea

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Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027

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Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono

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How to watch Studio Ghibli's new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween

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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country

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Japan's human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo

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Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there's only one place in the world where you can see it

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Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine's Day

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Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026

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Japan's newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]

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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don't accept payment through Suica or other IC cards

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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad

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Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir

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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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Pikachu plushie actually goes into space as part of Pokémon/European Space Agency collaboration

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