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Believe it or not, Tokyo grows coffee, and here’s where you can try a cup

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2018
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It took 140 years and 1,000 kilometers to get this cup of Tokyo coffee to our table.

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • restaurants • SNOJ • Tokyo • Tokyo Station)

Amazing winter photos of university on Japan’s northern island make us want to go back to school

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2018

Winter comes early to Hokkaido and turns one of Japan’s most respected schools into an otherworldly wonderland.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beautiful • cold • Hokkaido • Hokkaido University • photography • photos • Sapporo • snow • winter)

Starbucks Japan adds new winter Mt Fuji mugs to region-exclusive You Are Here Collection

• Oona McGee
  Nov 27, 2018

Tumblers and mugs feature some of Japan’s most beloved winter symbols.

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• Japan
• (camellias • coffee • drinks • drinkware • Fuji • limited edition • Mt. Fuji • mugs • snow • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • travel mugs • winter)

Japanese government may soon start bribing people three million yen to move out of Tokyo

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2018

Towns in the rest of the country can’t compete with the lure of the biggest city in Japan.

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• Japan
• (COK • population • society • Tokyo • weird)

Could Spirited Away’s Yubaba actually be the ideal boss that Japan’s workforce needs?

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 27, 2018

Japanese Twitter users weigh in on thought-provoking post discussing the qualities that make Yubaba an effective manager.

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• (anime • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter • work • Yubaba)

All the best Japanese Kit Kat flavours together in one exclusive anniversary box for limited time

• Oona McGee
  Nov 26, 2018

Now you can enjoy 35 different Japan-exclusive Kit Kats without having to run around town trying to find them all.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat Chocolatory • Kit Kats • limited edition • Nestle • Nestle Japan • omiyage • souvenirs • sweets)

Wizarding World Cafe: First ever official Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts cafe opens in Japan

• SoraNews24
  Nov 26, 2018

We step into the wizarding world of Harry Potter and Newt Scamander, and dine on magical transforming meals with some well-known characters.

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• Japan
• (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • Harry Potter • themed cafes • themed restaurants • Wizarding World of Harry Potter)

Finding some mind-boggling products from the dark corners of Akihabara

• Master Blaster
  Nov 26, 2018

Mr. Sato buys a mysterious Exhaustion Removal Sheet from an Akihabara junk shop.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • junk shop • Mr. Sato • pop nuts • rivet nuts • rivets • shopping • SNJO • strange • Tokyo)

Report reveals that more than 40 percent of Tokyo Olympics volunteers are made up of foreigners

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 26, 2018

Disproportionate amount of foreign volunteers is perhaps the first of its kind in Olympic history.

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• Japan
• (foreigners • statistics • Tokyo Olympics • Tokyo Olympics 2020 • volunteering • volunteers)

Eevee Day now officially recognized in Japan as a day to celebrate the cute furry Pokémon

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 26, 2018

On 21 November 2018, Eevee became legendary.

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• Japan
• (adorable • cute • Eevee • Eevee Day • Japanese Twitter • Pokemon)

Lifesaving makeshift water faucet also great for making the legendary “juice faucet”【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Nov 26, 2018

We find that a great disaster tip is also the stuff that juicy dreams are made of.

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• Japan
• (disaster preparedness • Orange juice • plastic bottle • Pom Juice • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)

Yakisoba company teams up with shampoo brand, launches new flavor that boosts hair growth

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 26, 2018

Now you can enjoy delicious instant stir-fried noodles that will also do wonders for your scalp.

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• Japan
• (funny • instant noodles • instant yakisoba • Noodles • Peyoung • shampoo • weird)

Part of long lost 90-year-old Disney short film “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” rediscovered in Japan

• Kay
  Nov 26, 2018

Walt Disney’s pre-Mickey creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was recently found in an unexpected place — Osaka, Japan!

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• Japan
• (animation • Disney • film • Oswald the Lucky Rabbit • Walt Disney)

We challenged ourselves to consume $886 worth of conveyor belt sushi

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 26, 2018

Will our heroic quartet be able to rack up an incredible 100,000-yen bill?!

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • expensive food • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • Yoshio)

Tokyo Police shows a clever way to conserve water in a disaster and impress children with magic

• Master Blaster
  Nov 25, 2018

This makeshift faucet made with just a plastic bottle is simple but can be a lifesaver in times of need.

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• (COK • cool • disasters • lifehack • Lifehacks • plastic bottle • plastic bottles • science • SNOJ • Tokyo Metropolitan Police • video • water)

X Japan vocalist Toshi becomes a YouTuber, makes Christmas pancakes【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Nov 25, 2018

A surprising career turn for the legendary rocker as he reviews a new brand of cream.

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• (Cattoshi TV • Christmas • cream • music • pancakes • Toshi • visual kei • X Japan • YouTuber)

Mr. Sato gorges on Michelin-quality dim sum for his birthday, eats like a king for cheap

• Dale Roll
  Nov 25, 2018

Warning: This article will make you hungry.

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• Japan
• (COK • dim sum • food • Michelin • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNOJ • TimHoWan • Tokyo • Yurakucho)

Curry rice king Coco Ichi removes 80 percent of rice, replaces it with something else in new dish

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 25, 2018

For those times when you really want curry, but don’t really want rice.

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• Japan
• (carbohydrates • coco ichi • coco ichibanya • curry • food • health • restaurants • rice)

Japanese firefighters now allowed to enter convenience stores while wearing their uniforms

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 25, 2018

Easing of uniform rules is a welcome change for heroic rescuers who put their lives on the line.

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• Japan
• (convenience store • cool • dress code • firefighter • rules • uniform)

Japanese company’s hands-free umbrella looks like a giant condom for your head【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 24, 2018

Remember to always use protection (from the rain).

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• Japan
• (crazy • funny • gross • rain • umbrellas • weird)

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