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Flip phone graduation ceremony — A surprisingly emotional look back at life in 3G-era Japan【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 8, 2022
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With the first phase of Japan’s 3G network shutdown starting this month, phone provider takes a moment to remember how it changed communication culture.

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• Japan
• (3G • cell phones • Docomo • mobile phones • moving • NTT • phones • society • technology • touching • video)

Studio Ghibli’s popular Toshio Suzuki exhibition returns, includes 8800 of his favourite books

• Katie Pask
  Mar 7, 2022

Learn secrets about one of Japan’s most famous producers at this magical exhibition.

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• Japan
• (art exhibition • exhibition • Ghibli • ghibli art • Ghibli Exhibition • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki)

We turn this non-alcoholic lemon chu-hai into a mixer, find the perfect alcohol for it

• Dale Roll
  Mar 7, 2022

And shochu wasn’t it!

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• Japan
• (alcohol • bourbon • chu-hai • gin • Lemondo • mixers • rum • sake • shochu • sour)

Unusual guardians appear at Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera temple

• Oona McGee
  Mar 7, 2022

A surprise twist on traditional Japan that includes a giant kokeshi doll. 

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• Japan
• (art • art installation • artists • Artists' Fair Kyoto 2022 • contemporary art • cool • guardian dogs • Kenji Yanobe • Kiyomizudera • kokeshi • koma inu • Kyoto • Lion Dogs • mystery spot • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • wtf)

Major manga convention Jump Festa 2022 to release panels for free viewing with English subtitles

• Master Blaster
  Mar 7, 2022

One of Japan’s biggest cons finally opens to the rest of the world.

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• Japan
• (Demon Slayer • Dragon Ball • events • Jujutsu Kaisen • Jump Festa • Jump Festa 2022 • manga • One Piece • Shueisha • YouTube)

Tasting the Top 5 Lunch Packs in Japan at Yamazaki Plaza in Chiba Prefecture

• Master Blaster
  Mar 7, 2022

Join us on a pilgrimage to the mecca of Lunch Packs.

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• Japan
• (Chiba • food • Fujiya Peko • Ichikawa • Lunch Pack • ranking • snacks • Yamazaki Baking Company • Yamazaki Plaza Ichikawa)

Dark Souls of houses has an insanely dangerous layout that might kill you, Japanese realtor finds

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 7, 2022

Is the reward of low rent worth this high risk?

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• Japan
• (crazy • dangerous • funny • interior • weird)

Japanese first grader wins math contest by quantifying “which hiragana are the hardest to write”

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 6, 2022

The search for the objectively hardest hiragana.

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• Japan
• (elementary school • hiragana • Japanese language • math • science • Tochigi Prefecture)

Hello Kitty becomes part of Japan’s oldest manga with new line of accessories

• Dale Roll
  Mar 6, 2022

The beloved Sanrio character becomes a Frolicking Animal!

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• Japan
• (accessories • animals • Choju-Giga • Choju-jinbutsu-giga • cute • Hello Kitty • Japanese art • Scrolls of Frolicking Animals • Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans)

We get ourselves a facelift for less than ten dollars and look instantly younger

• Katie Pask
  Mar 6, 2022

And all it took was a few strips of tape!

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• Japan
• (anti-ageing • anti-aging • cosmetics • face lift • mariko • Mariko Ohanabatake • plastic surgery • SNJO • tape • youth)

Can we successfully recreate Snoop Dogg’s cookbook recipes in Japan?【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  Mar 5, 2022

We find out whether or not there’s a learning curve to Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen.

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• Japan
• (cookbook • From Crook to Cook • Snoop Dogg • SoraKitchen)

Sakura and matcha combine forces in new desserts from Kyoto’s Itohkyuemon

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2022

No need to choose between Japan’s two best sweets flavors as tea merchant gives you both.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • COK • food • green tea • ice cream • Itohkyuemon • Kyoto • matcha • parfaits • sakura • sweets • Uji • Uji Matcha)

Translation trolls Japanese Elden Ring player as he tries to unlock nighttime fortress event

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2022

Auto-translated messages are all just part of the challenge in the Dark Souls successor.

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• Japan
• (COK • Dark Souls • Elden Ring • From Software • funny • Japanese language • linguistics • video games)

Not ready to go full tatami? This clever item adds a dash of Japanese reed flooring to your home

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 5, 2022

Part stool, part flooring, and entirely cool.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • interior • reed flooring • tatami)

Studio Ghibli releases new line of rings designed to be both jewellery and figurines

• Oona McGee
  Mar 5, 2022

Special collection lets you wear your love of anime on your fingers and display it too.

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• Japan
• (anime • Calcifer • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • jewellery • jewelry • Kazaring • merchandise • movies • rings • Studio Ghibli • wow)

Spirited Away live-action stage play opens in Tokyo, and the photos look amazing

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2022

Chihiro, Haku, and No Face all take the stage as Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece comes to life.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Kanna Hashimoto • Live action • movies • plays • spirited away • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)

This is chalk?!? Yep, and it’s a touching Pokémon goodbye from a Japanese teacher to his students

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2022

Teacher bookends three years with his class with two stunning pieces of chalkboard art.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • chalkboard art • cool • Dragon Quest • education • illustrtion • moving • Pokemon • Pokémon Arceus • Pokemon Legends Arceus • schools • Teachers • touching • video games)

Is Starbucks really the best place to go for sakura drinks in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2022

Fans of Japanese coffee chain Doutor say: “Doubt it”. 

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2022 • COK • Doutor • drinks • hanami • sakura • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】

• Katie Pask
  Mar 4, 2022

Grilled croquette sandwiches may be our new favourite breakfast.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • camp • camp food • croquet • croquette • croquettes • food • grilled sandwich • sandwich • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • toasted sandwich)

Three unusual Japanese curries to celebrate Regional Retort Curry Day

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2022

Plus, find out what it takes to register a special day like this in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • curry • curry day • Curry Land • curry rice • food • instant curry • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Regional Retort Curry Day • retort curry • review • SNJO • taste test)

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