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10,000 or 1,0000? Japanese schools are starting to move commas on big numbers, but why?
- Scott Wilson
Oct 27, 2018 - Tweet
The linguistic reasoning may surprise you.
Employee scared of asking foreigners to pay for tickets cost Tokyo garden a huge amount of money
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2018
Staggering sum required help of another worker to cover up.
- Japan
- (beautiful • crazy • foreigners in Japan • gardens • nature • parks • shinjuku • Shinjuku Gyoen • weird)
Adorable chinchilla from Japan uses floor seat as a see-saw, sets hearts hammering【Videos】
- Katy Kelly
Oct 27, 2018
This cute pet rodent has a whale of a time with a simple floor chair, and we do too just from watching it!
- Japan
- (chinchilla • chinchillas • cute • cute animals • floor seat • furniture • interior • pets • video • zaisu)
We try the “Ramen Roll” sandwich, because why not have a bowl of ramen on a hot dog bun?
- Dale Roll
Oct 27, 2018
Does the Ramen Roll live up to the reputation of its popular cousin, the Yakisoba Roll?
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • food • Kyoto • Noodles • ramen • sandwiches • SNOJ • taste test • weird)
10 best rest stops in Japan ranked by customer satisfaction for 2018
- Master Blaster
Oct 27, 2018
Seems the people of Japan are listening to their stomachs when choosing the best of the nation’s roadside attractions.
- Japan
- (COK • food • michi no eki • ranking • rest stops • road stations • travel)
Tokyo’s Cardcaptor Sakura exhibition has giant Kero-chan, free cosplay, and English signage
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2018
SoraNews24 visits the brand-new salute to one of anime’s most popular magical girls ever.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • COK • cosplay • events • manga • museums • Roppongi Hills • SNOJ • Tokyo)
Japanese woman shares horrifying experience of having her phone number exposed on the Internet
- Koh Ruide
Oct 27, 2018
Having your phone ringing incessantly for six months will drive most people crazy, but not this woman.
Godzilla will fight Evangelion this summer at Universal Studios Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2018
Get in the damn crossover, Shinji!
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • cool • Evangelion • Godzilla • Hideaki Anno • kaiju • Universal Cool Japan • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
We investigate 7-Eleven’s new Crunchy Chocolate Mille Crêpes Cake, shiver with decadence
- Katy Kelly
Oct 26, 2018
We’re struck senseless by the seductive dessert, and take an array of scintillating shots to show off its sexy side.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • cake • chocolate • COK • convenience stores • Go Hatori • SNOJ • sweets • taste test)
Otaku crime: Kyoto police arrest man for selling counterfeit ultra-rare Yu-Gi-Oh! card
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2018
Woman who bought the card noticed coloring flaw, setting off hunt for culprit that ended halfway across Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • collectible card games • crime • video games • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
A sneak peek at the adorable food and awesome merch of the brand-new Let’s Go Pikachu! cafe chain
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2018
From lattes with bangs to Hyper Beam ramen, we’re ready to say “Let’s go!”
- Japan
- (anime • Eevee • food • Pikachu • Pokemon • restaurants • sweets • The Guest Cafe and Diner • themed restaurants • video games)
Japanese YouTubers cause uproar for stopping women in the street and calling them ugly
- SoraNews24
Oct 26, 2018
Video went viral for all the wrong reasons.
- Japan
- (Hekitora House • Japanese women • Japanese YouTubers • society • Tokyo • videos • women • YouTube • YouTubers)
Japan’s Uncle Fist loses money every week selling takoyaki to kids for just 10 yen, doesn’t care
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2018
Actually, he does care, but about kids from impoverished homes, not about making money from his octopus dumpling business.
Let Uncle Tashiro show you the perfect way to enjoy Tokyo Disneyland with young kids
- Master Blaster
Oct 26, 2018
The following is essential reading for parents, and possibly mental health professionals too.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • kids • P.K. Sanjun • Parenting • SNOJ • Tashiro Daiichiro • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • travel)
After more than three years as a terrorist hostage in Syria, Japanese reporter is on his way home
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2018
Jumpei Yasuda also explains why he said he was a South Korean man named Umaru in a video filmed by is captors.
- Japan, W Asia
- (hostage • jumpei yasuda • politics • Syria • terrorism • terrorists)
The must-have item to avoid being a jerk at Tokyo’s biggest Halloween street party
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2018
Bring a bag, and no, not to put candy in.
Restaurants, Roads, Rats: How has Tsukiji changed after the fish market move?
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2018
Our reporter investigates.
- Japan
- (COK • food • SNOJ • sushi • Tokyo • tourism • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • Toyosu Market • travel • Tsukiji)
Tokyo host club opens its doors to female cosplayers for special photo shoot event
- Casey Baseel
Oct 25, 2018
Afternoon, alcohol-free open house provides luxurious backdrops, chance to chat and snap photos with hosts.
- Japan
- (cosplay • events • Handsome men • host clubs • hosts • Kabukicho • Tokyo)
Taste-testing Tokyo’s 100-times spicy, and sweatiest, udon noodles【Photos, video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 25, 2018
Noodles are so hot you have to get a special permission ticket before ordering them.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • Marugame Udon • Noodles • restaurants • SNOJ • spicy • taste test • udon)
Our male reporter cross-dresses for second time, learns more about how hard it is to be a woman
- Dale Roll
Oct 25, 2018
They always say that you should try to walk in someone else’s shoes if you really want to understand them.
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • COK • cross-dressing • crossdressing • gender • high heels • shoes • SNOJ)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”
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- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Yearly
Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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