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New Studio Ghibli humidifiers breathe anime magic into your home

• Oona McGee
  Dec 6, 2022
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Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro are just two of the movies featured in this cute series.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • Calcifer • cool • cute • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • humidifiers • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Japan does “Scared Straight” quite differently with stunt performers and bicycles 【Videos】

• Master Blaster
  Dec 5, 2022

Kids are still in for a memorable lesson though.

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• Japan
• (bicycle safety • bicycles • cars • education • scared straight • schools • stunt work • traffic safety)

Why Gonpachi Nori-Temaki in Harajuku is a great Japanese restaurant for foreign tourists

• SoraNews24
  Dec 5, 2022

Mr Sato reckons this hand-rolled sushi joint is perfect for international visitors.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • Gonpachi • Harajuku • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • review • SNJO • sushi • taste test • temaki • temakizushi • Tokyo • tourists)

One of Tokyo’s busiest subway lines is adding women-only cars

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2022

Policy seeks to protect female passengers from gropers.

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• Japan
• (chikan • gropers • Oedo Line • subways • Toei Subway • Tokyo • trains • travel)

Japanese police in Oita no longer banned from shopping at convenience stores while in uniform

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2022

Uniformed cops being able to make combini runs is meant to be a win-win for police and the communities they serve.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • crime • Oita • police • shoplifting • society)

This crazy wearable cushion is Japan’s truly hottest winter fashion【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2022

It’s called the Warm Roll Cushion, but “warm” doesn’t do enough to describe how much it does to keep you from feeling any cold.

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• Japan
• (Cainz • COK • crazy • fashion • funny • Mariko Ohanabatake • roomwear • SNJO • warm • werid)

Japanese conveyor belt restaurant delivers food by boat in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Dec 5, 2022

Floating meals are just the start of what makes this restaurant so memorable.

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• Japan
• (COK • conveyor belt restaurants • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • culture • food • gourmet • hachioji • Hinatoriyama • Japanese food • Restaurant • SNJO • tradition • unique • water • weird)

Which noodles, other than Okinawa soba, pair best with Okinawa soba broth?【Taste Test】

• Dale Roll
  Dec 4, 2022

A distinct broth and four types of noodles…which combination will be the best?!

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• Japan
• (chukamen • COK • food • Noodles • Okinawa • Okinawa soba • ramen • SNJO • soba • somen • SoraKitchen • taste test • udon)

14th-generation condom ambassador named by Japan’s Sagami Original【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2022

Tochigi-born model asks for fans’ support in new role.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • health • Mizuka Takanashi • Sagami Original • Sagami Rubber Industries)

Mr. Sato becomes handsome anime boys with the power of AI, and the SN24 team transforms too【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2022

Photo editing app is like having a production team adapt your life into anime, in more ways than one.

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• Internet, Japan
• (AI • AI art • AI images • anime • art • artificial intelligence • cool • funny • illustraiton • manga • Meitu • Mr. Sato • photo editing • SNJO)

We read and then eat a rare edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper made out of kelp

• Master Blaster
  Dec 4, 2022

Extra! Extra! Eat all about it!

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• Japan
• (food • Hokkaido • Hokkaido Kombu Shimbun • Hokkaido Shimbun • kelp • kombu • newspaper • seaweed)

McDonald’s Japan’s Fuwatoro Tamago Noko Demi Gurakoro burger is a mouthful in more ways than one

• Oona McGee
  Dec 3, 2022

New limited-edition menu item celebrates Japanese fusion flavours.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • croquette • fast food • food • gratin • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • review • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test)

How does a Japanese convenience store jacket compare to Uniqlo’s heat-tech jacket?

• Dale Roll
  Dec 3, 2022

Possibly the most conveniently available down jacket ever…but is that convenience worth it?

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • down jackets • Family mart • fashion • jackets • SNJO • Uniqlo • winter)

Our expert analysis on Japan’s World Cup progress

• Master Blaster
  Dec 3, 2022

“Kick” is our middle name.

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • crazy • FIFA World Cup • football • funny • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • soccer • sports • weird • World Cup)

Tokyo’s Totoro Christmas cakes are now at the top of our Christmas wishlist【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 3, 2022

Please, Santa, we’ve been really good all year, so bring us some adorable Ghibli-themed sweets!

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• Japan
• (anime • cake • Cheesecake • Christmas • Christmas cake • cream puffs • food • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)

Mos Burger says dipping fried chicken into milkshakes should be a thing, so we try it out

• Oona McGee
  Dec 3, 2022

Does this strange combo have what it takes to become Japan’s next big food trend?

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• Japan
• (burgers • chicken • COK • crazy trends • fast food • food trends • fried chicken • fusion food • milkshakes • Mos Burger • SNJO • trends • weird • wtf)

KFC releases an Otaku Burger…in Spain?!?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 2, 2022

Spreading the Japanese custom of eating KFC at Christmas to other parts of the world.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • burgers • chicken • Christmas in Japan • COK • cool • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • manga • marketing • McDonald's • otaku • SNJO • Spain • taste test • weird • wtf)

Cherry blossoms are going to bloom on Tokyo’s new license plates

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2022

Can you spot the Tokyo cultural salute in the sakura’s pattern?

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• Japan
• (cars • cherry blossoms • cool • driving • license plates • number plates • sakura • Somei Yoshino • Tokyo • Tokyo Tower)

Pepsi creates a new cola for Christmas fried chicken in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Dec 2, 2022

Raise a toast with special ingredients designed to enhance the traditional Japanese Christmas meal.

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• Japan
• (ads • COK • Cola • drinks • fried chicken • japanese drinks • Japanese food • Joyman • karaage • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • pepsi • soft drinks)

New Pikachu bras and other Pokémon lingerie appear in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2022

Pokémon and Peach John team up for new collection of bras, panties, and roomwear.

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• Japan
• (COK • Eevee • fashion • lingerie • Mimikyu • Peach John • Pikachu • Pokemon • roomwear)

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