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Suntory would like you to buy a three-million yen bottle of Japanese whisky

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 1, 2020
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Release of limited-edition Yamazaki 55-year has us wishing we’d started saving up for it about half a century ago.

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• (alcohol • crazy • drinks • Suntory • Whiskey • whisky • Yamazaki whiskey • Yamazaki whisky)

Surgical mask maker says we, and a lot of Japan, have been wearing them wrong our whole lives

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 31, 2020

Simple screw-up can let in 40 percent more viruses and pollen, manufacturer says.

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• Japan
• (hay fever • health • life hacks • masks • pollen • sickness • surgical masks)

Japanese second-hand store manager wows YouTube with one-man-band help-wanted ad【Video】

• Shannon
  Jan 31, 2020

Who wouldn’t want to work with this band, especially when it’s all just one guy?

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• (crazy • funny • GLAY • Hard Off • Mr. Nagata • music • video • weird)

And now, without further ado, here’s Final Fantsy VII Remake’s Cloud in a dress【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 31, 2020

Extra-long trailer for Square Enix’s hotly anticipated title also shows off Red XIII and other key characters for the first time.

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• Japan
• (Brotherhood Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Nobuo Uematsu • Square Enix • video • video games)

Kit Kat’s crazy new cocoa pod dessert is only available at its Tokyo cafe【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 31, 2020

Mouthwatering dessert uses part of the cocoa pod that most people forget about, but not the Kit Kat Chocolatory chefs.

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• Japan
• (cafes • chocolate • COK • cool • crazy • desserts • food • Ginza • Kit Kat • Kit Kat Chocolatory • Kit Kats • sweets)

How to safely apprehend a chikan pervert and protect women from being groped on a Japanese train

• SoraNews24
  Jan 31, 2020

Helpful guide from a Japanese man who’s stepped in to stop groping on more than one occasion. 

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• Japan
• (chikan • groper • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • molestation • molester • news • pervert • police • schoolgirls • train groper • train stations • trains)

Tapioca fad on the way out in Japan

• Master Blaster
  Jan 31, 2020

Now is the winter of tapioca’s discontent.

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• Japan
• (Asahi Soft Drinks • boba • bubble tea • business • drinks • fad • food trends • sweets • tapioca • Tokyo)

Japanese company puts spotlight on food crisis by selling “2050 curry”

• Shannon
  Jan 31, 2020

What a delicious response to a possibly impending crisis.

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• Japan
• (curry • Food crisis • future • microwave cooking • soy meat)

Supporting anime/idol crush tops Japanese teen girls’ New Year’s cash spending targets【Survey】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 31, 2020

For those who aren’t planning to hang on to their monetary presents from grandma and grandpa, advancing their oshi is the top plan.

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• Japan
• (COK • idol singers • Idols • money • New Year's • oshi • otaku • otoshidama)

Data shows Fukui Prefecture may be the best place to live in Japan, but survey results differ

• Dale Roll
  Jan 31, 2020

A non-profit study sought to determine the best Japanese prefecture to live in, but found interesting discrepancies.

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• Japan
• (best places to live • Fukui • fukui prefecture • Japanese society • prefectures • ranking • research • society • study • survey)

Fashionista comedian Naomi Watanabe becomes Kate Spade’s first Japanese brand ambassador

• Katy Kelly
  Jan 31, 2020

The “Japanese Beyoncé” is here to represent Kate Spade’s latest candy-colored Margaux satchels with her patented style and shimmying moves!

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• Japan
• (bags • cute • fashion • global ambassador • kate spade • kate spade new york • Naomi Watanabe • video)

Sakura begin to bloom in Japan as early cherry blossom season forecast for 2020

• Oona McGee
  Jan 31, 2020

It’s only January but some trees are already 50-percent in full bloom.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2020 • hanami • sakura • sakura 2020 • sakura season • travel)

Nintendo wins 50-million yen lawsuit against operator of Tokyo “real-life Mario Kart” company

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

Intellectual Property High Court slams the breaks for the company once known as “MariCar.”

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• Japan
• (lawsuit • Mari Mobility • MariCar • Mario Kart • nintendo • real-life Mario Kart • Super Mario • video games)

Netflix is making a live-action, U.S.-made One Piece series with original creator as producer

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

After years of silence, the live-action Straw Hat Pirates finally set a course to their debut.

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• (anime • Eiichiro Oda • Live action • manga • Netflix • One Piece)

Chocolate Ramen is back at chain restaurant Korakuen, with a new friend: White Chocolate Ramen!

• Dale Roll
  Jan 30, 2020

You’ll want to give these limited-time-only delicacies a try before they’re gone!

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• Japan
• (chocolate • food • Korakuen • ramen • special menu • sweets • Valentine's Day • white chocolate)

Demon-slaying Dojigiri, one of Japan’s Five Swords Under Heaven, now on display at Kasuga Shrine

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

Legendary blade is a an official natural treasure, and presented in a uniquely beautiful way.

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• Japan
• (COK • culture • Dojigiri • Five Swords Under Heaven • history • Kasuga Shrine • Katana • museum • shrines • SNJO • swrods)

Mini karate-chop roof tiles you can actually destroy are Japan’s newest capsule toy【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

Compact stress-reliver easily fits on desks for when you need a high-impact break from work or study.

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• Japan
• (capsule toys • cool • crazy • gachapon • karate • kawara • martial arts • Tama Kyu • video)

Japan’s first-ever capybara cat cafe opens in Tokyo

• SoraNews24
  Jan 30, 2020

The only cafe in Japan where you can enjoy the company of a capybara, the world’s largest living rodent.

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• Japan
• (animal cafes • animals • cafes • capybara • capybaras • cat cafes • cats • COK • cute • food • pets • rescue cat cafe • Tokyo)

These Japanese whisky bottles produce a crazy sound when you tip them over【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

Nikka Whisky tastes great, but it’s how it sounds that’s getting people excited.

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• Japan
• (cool • funny • Nikka • videos • weird • Whiskey • whisky)

Amazing Japanese cup stirs your drinks for you, needs no batteries or charging【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

Clever tech trick means you’ll never need to use a spoon when making a cup of hot coffee or tea again.

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• Japan
• (clever • coffee • cups • drinks • gadgets.cool • mugs • tea • technology • video)

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  3. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
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  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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  5. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
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  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
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  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  9. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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