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New Shinkansen changes roll out just in time for Japan's peak cherry blossom travel season.
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Extra bullet trains at peak times and new early-morning/late-night departures will make it easier to zoom from one region of Japan to another.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New Shinkansen changes roll out just in time for Japan's peak cherry blossom travel season.
Matcha burritos are now available at 7-Eleven, but are they worth your yen?
7-Eleven Japan now sells…matcha burritos?!?
Well, this is a convenience store find we never saw coming.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Matcha burritos are now available at 7-Eleven, but are they worth your yen?
Sushi dreams are made of cheese...
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
Ultimately, we found an un-brie-lievably cheesy hidden gem at a lesser well-known revolving sushi chain.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sushi dreams are made of cheese...
Godzilla stomps into Gap Japan for a kaiju casual crossover fashion line.
Godzilla and Gap Japan team up for kaiju casual fashion collection【Photos】
The king of the monsters, plus a few other members of kaiju royalty, are ready to fill a gap in your Gap wardrobe.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Godzilla stomps into Gap Japan for a kaiju casual crossover fashion line.
Cruel angler's thesis? Evangelion fishing gear expands in Japan.
New line of Evangelion fishing lures and other gear released by Japanese maker Dress
Fish are in their sea, all is right with the world.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Cruel angler's thesis? Evangelion fishing gear expands in Japan.
Survey asks Japanese restroom users how they feel about having a janitor of the opposite sex.
Majority of Japanese men say they feel some discomfort seeing female janitors in men’s restrooms
Media personality’s comment sparks discussion about common occurrence.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Survey asks Japanese restroom users how they feel about having a janitor of the opposite sex.
A beautiful German castle...in Okinawa?!?
Let’s visit a German castle… in Okinawa!
We go where washi dare.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A beautiful German castle...in Okinawa?!?
Starbucks Japan was very quiet about this new drink, but our taste tester is singing for joy at the unexpected Christmas treat.
Starbucks Japan quietly slips fans another Christmas present with Joyful Medley Strawberry Milk Tea
Some extra joy that we weren’t expecting, but definitely enjoyed.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Starbucks Japan was very quiet about this new drink, but our taste tester is singing for joy at the unexpected Christmas treat.
The best part of this all-you-can-eat crepe deal in Japan might not be the sweets.
How to get your money’s worth at an all-you-can-eat crepe challenge in Japan
Local hack will have you eating more crepes than you ever thought possible.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The best part of this all-you-can-eat crepe deal in Japan might not be the sweets.
A beautiful, off-the-beaten path hot spring town that's like a relaxing trip back in time.
Shimane has a secret hot spring town that feels like stepping into an old Japanese film
A World Heritage hot spring town with retro bathhouses and seafood feasts.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A beautiful, off-the-beaten path hot spring town that's like a relaxing trip back in time.
One of Tokyo's coolest, and warmest, train station events is coming back!
Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu
Limited-time event returns to Ryogoku this winter.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
One of Tokyo's coolest, and warmest, train station events is coming back!
Totoro is newly smooth and sleek, but still adorable, as handy silicone pouches!
Totoro gamaguchi pouches will hold whatever you want them to, but already captured our heart
Ordinarily fluffy and fuzzy, Totoro goes smooth and sleek in these adorable pouches.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Totoro is newly smooth and sleek, but still adorable, as handy silicone pouches!
That's....not how banks work...
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen
But now he knows, and knowing is half the battle.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
That's....not how banks work...
The number of foreign children in Japan who can't communicate in Japanese is growing, and it's a problem the educational system hasn't caught up with yet.
Record number of foreign children in Japan need help understanding Japanese in school
As Japan’s foreign population grows, its foreign kid count is getting bigger too, and educational systems might not be keeping up with the country’s changing demographics.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The number of foreign children in Japan who can't communicate in Japanese is growing, and it's a problem the educational system hasn't caught up with yet.
Japan's Pokémon Christmas village is ready for fans to see its Electric-type tree and other adorable holiday decorations!
Pokémon Christmas village event taking place nightly in Yokohama
Bayside park lights up every night with Electric-type Pokémon Christmas tree.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Japan's Pokémon Christmas village is ready for fans to see its Electric-type tree and other adorable holiday decorations!
Japan announces the kanji of the year, and it's one that's been on a lot of people's minds.
“Bear” voted Japan’s Kanji of the Year for 2025 in extremely close race
It bear-ly beat out the second-place kanji.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Japan announces the kanji of the year, and it's one that's been on a lot of people's minds.
A visit to a Shinsengumi mansion in Kyoto with beautiful architecture, a brutal history, and sword slashes on its walls.
Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors
If these walls could talk, they would probably scream.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
A visit to a Shinsengumi mansion in Kyoto with beautiful architecture, a brutal history, and sword slashes on its walls.
Japan's Hiepita forehead cooling strips are no longer hot sellers, but why?
Japan’s Hiepita forehead cooling strips, so popular they changed the language, are disappearing
Sales of the cooling strips are not so hot, but why?
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December 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Japan's Hiepita forehead cooling strips are no longer hot sellers, but why?
Medical technology, fashion, and Japanese craftsmanship come together to try to eliminate stigmas about necessary medical equipment.
Japanese group to hold fashion show of colostomy bags and other stoma equipment in Paris
Why hide it when you can accessorize it?
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December 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Medical technology, fashion, and Japanese craftsmanship come together to try to eliminate stigmas about necessary medical equipment.
Two big reasons the U.S. is turning to Japanese bidet toilets when it goes number two.
U.S.A. now the fastest-growing market for Japan’s high-tech toilets, now selling quicker than ever
Toto’s Washlet is washing more and more backsides in the States, and there are likely two big reasons why the U.S. has started liking them for when it goes number two.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Two big reasons the U.S. is turning to Japanese bidet toilets when it goes number two.
Blazing mountain fires and ice-cold dousing of newly married men are both snowy traditions in this beautiful Japanese mountain town.
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition
Plus, another traditional festival involves giving a very icy bath to recently wedded grooms.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Blazing mountain fires and ice-cold dousing of newly married men are both snowy traditions in this beautiful Japanese mountain town.
Legendary anime studio Gainax gets its very own Gainax ending with complete dissolution.
Evangelion original anime studio Gainax is now completely dissolved, Eva’s creator mourns ruined friendships
Gainax goes out in a very Gainax-like way.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Legendary anime studio Gainax gets its very own Gainax ending with complete dissolution.
"Potato chips on white rice" goes from crazy idea to crazy-delicious idea thanks to 7-Eleven Japan.
7-Eleven Japan has a hack for creating insanely delicious potato chip rice meals
A new product so good it'll likely go viral.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"Potato chips on white rice" goes from crazy idea to crazy-delicious idea thanks to 7-Eleven Japan.
Gundam GQuuuuuuX is ready to pump up your sneaker style with a Reebok Pump collaboration.
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
GQuuuuuuX kicks are ready to help you walk around in mobile suit style.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Gundam GQuuuuuuX is ready to pump up your sneaker style with a Reebok Pump collaboration.
Free event in Tokyo lets you step into, and touch, Japan's nostalgic Showa era.
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
A fully recreated Showa-style living room, with a modern surprise, awaits retro-seeking visitors.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Free event in Tokyo lets you step into, and touch, Japan's nostalgic Showa era.