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Kobe middle schools begin abolishing extracurricular activities, shift to community programs

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Join Naked in the Niwa garden: Kyoto Station's newest spot to craft traditional art

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Japan's Tsukimi One-hand Bento's name is all wrong, but it still looks entirely delicious

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Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country

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New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]

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Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027

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Movie about Shinzo Abe assassination reportedly in the works

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Japanese Starbucks that's also an art gallery hosts exhibition by painters from Tokyo's top art school

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Tokyo University of the Arts

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Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono

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ALL YOU CAN DRINK

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American tourist in Japan arrested on charges of attempted murder and arson

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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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8 days ago

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

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

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

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

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

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Japan tripled its departure tax to fund tourism but is using the money on cherry blossoms and bears

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

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Foreign shop clerk and Japanese customer fail to communicate because of Japanese language quirk

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