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Mini CRT-lookalike Final Fantasy figurines are awesome pixel art music boxes [Video]

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Japan's first fall color forecast for 2026 is here!

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Starbucks Japan reveals new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing drinkware and gifts for autumn 2026

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Elderly couple donates 400 million yen to erect Myaku-Myaku statue in Osaka

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2025 Osaka World Expo

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TOWER OF THE SUN

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Japan's revolving sushi restaurant king Sushiro coming to U.S. this fall with high prices, no tipping

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The mystery of Port Store, the Japanese convenience store that looks like a Lawson rip-off

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Lawson convenience store opens its first mobile, trailer-style location in Japan

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Japan Railways announces unlimited-ride train pass for fall travel

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Onsen Egg Bukkake Udon Ice Cream makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about sweets

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Finally! Japan's big three convenience store chains announce rice ball price reductions

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A real-world Pokémon Poké Ball hotel is opening in Japan at a still-secret location [Video]

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Japan's most popular curry rice restaurant chain, Coco Ichibanya, might be for sale

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Family Mart releases Famima convenience store products nationwide, but which ones are worth buying?

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Tamagotchi evolves into a ring for its 30th anniversary, preorders now open

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Japan's birth rate rose for the first half of the year for the first time in over a decade

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Flock to Tomarigi, the viral app that lets you perch in over 1,000 spots throughout Japan

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First Pokémon anime movie since 2020 announced, brings new characters and staff to the series [Video]

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One Piece Day 2026 brings new art, music, and new cast announcements

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7-Eleven Japan goes viral for chilled soba that's "too salty to eat"

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Beautiful 785-step Japanese shrine sando stairway walk is one very good reason to visit Kagawa

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Japan's final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they're gone, they're gone

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Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors

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Japan approves foreign resident visa renewal fee increases of up to 967 percent, starts soon

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Farewell Final Ceremony announced for Tokyo's life-size Gundam statue, will stream live

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Family Mart releases new Human Made Cup Noodle in Japan, with freebies for Nigo fans

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Hikaru Utada sings new song in Shinkansen commercial for Japan's Supreme Class cabins

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12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama

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7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad

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Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy

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Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it

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New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform

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Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars

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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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Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it's the best way to start your day【Taste test】

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Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027

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Hobonichi unveils new 2027 planners, diaries and stationery with One Piece, Suica Penguin, Hello Kitty and a must-buy Mini Techo

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Mister Donut releases new doughnuts that look and taste like Japanese sweet potatoes

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Amid foreign sex tourist rise, Japanese government considering outlawing paying for prostitution

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Sushi Bus: Japan's first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo

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