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Advice for Tokyo 2020 Olympics volunteers: Dress like a Japanese ninja

• Oona McGee
  May 29, 2019
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This uniform will keep you cool and comfortable like a Japanese shadow warrior from the Edo period.

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• (2020 Tokyo Olympics • cool • Ninja • Ninjutsu • Olympic volunteers • Olympics • Tokyo • Tokyo 2020 Olympics • Tokyo Olympics • tourism • tourists • travel)

Japan’s new luxury sightseeing train will show you part of the country most foreigners never see

• Casey Baseel
  May 29, 2019

Toki no Yoake Monogatari lets you enjoy the ride as you travel off the Shinkansen-beaten path.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • cool • Japan Railways • JR • kochi • luxury trains • Shikoku • sightseeing trains • trains • travel)

New posable life-size detective Pikachu plushie commits crime of stealing our hearts【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2019

But we’re willing to grant him a pardon in exchange for lots of fluffy hugs.

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• Japan
• (Bandai • cool • cute • Detective Pikachu • Pikachu • plushies • Premium Bandai)

Japan has mint chocolate butter, and it’s now at the top of our shopping list

• Casey Baseel
  May 26, 2019

This opens up so many possibilities, and they all sound delicious.

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• Japan
• (awesome • butter • chocolate • COK • cooking • cool • food • mint • mint chocolate • sweets)

Ujicha Bus in Kyoto celebrates Uji matcha green tea with Japanese teahouse interior【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  May 25, 2019

The bus even comes with a heart-shaped window like the one at a famous Kyoto temple.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beautiful • buses • cool • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • tea • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Uji)

Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirt grand prize-winner disqualified for violating contest rules

• Casey Baseel
  May 24, 2019

Two designers used rule-breaking designs, which were super effective, until they got caught.

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• China, Europe, Japan
• (anime • controversy • cool • cute • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • t-shirts • UT Grand Prix • video games)

Japanese restaurant chain’s solo-diner boxes look depressing, but are actually pretty awesome

• Casey Baseel
  May 24, 2019

Single-person dining capsules turn meal time into me time with some nice amenities.

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• Japan
• (alone • cool • crazy • family restaurants • Gusto • restaurants • weird)

Real-world Final Fantasy wedding plan reservations start in Japan, and it looks amazing【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2019

Perfectly recreated bride’s dress, Moogle desserts, and wedding Chocobo are all part of the package.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Chocobo • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)

Gorgeous anime shorts reimagine One Piece’s Straw Hat Pirates as high school teens【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2019

Newest episode in Hungry Days series is dripping with emotion, promises more to come.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • Bump of Chicken • cool • Cup Noodle • Hungry Days • Instant Ramen • manga • Megumi Hayashibara • Nissin • One Piece • video)

Possibly the sweetest anime voice actress ever meets fan on the train, makes their day, maybe life

• Dale Roll
  May 22, 2019

What would you do if a celebrity started talking to you on the train?

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • BanG Dream! • celebrities • cool • Girls Band Party • Sachika Misawa • voice actors • voice actresses)

Easily distracted? Have no fear, a new gadget to the rescue!

• CJ
  May 21, 2019

This gadget attempts to solve your procrastination problems and help you focus to get the job done.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • funny • gadgets • life hack • lifehack • smartphone)

New Tokyo Pokémon Cafe Johto menu items require knowledge of Pokémon lore to order them【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 17, 2019

If you don’t know how to evolve one of the most popular Pokémon species, you might not get the food you want.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • food • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • themed restaurants • video games)

Real-life Evangelion apartment in Japan is ultra-cheap, ultra-anime【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 17, 2019

Floor plan and renter regulations allow you to accurately recreate Shinji’s lifestyle.

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• Japan
• (anime • apartments • awesome • cool • crazy • Evangelion • Gunma • Living in Japan • otaku • weird)

Tree swallows sign in Japan, proves nature is hungry by continuing to eat it for 12 years

• Oona McGee
  May 17, 2019

Photos of other hungry forest trees are now beginning to surface online.

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• Japan
• (cool • forest • forests • nature • signs • squirrels • trees • wow)

The star of this amazing cat video from Japan isn’t actually a cat!【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 17, 2019

They say seeing is believing, but you’ll want to see it in motion before you decide what to believe.

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• (animals • awesome • cats • cool • crafts • cute • pets • video)

Japan to release Gundam and Char’s Zaku into space to orbit Earth, ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

• Dale Roll
  May 17, 2019

Launch will celebrate the anime’s anniversary and look forward to the 2020 Olympics!

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• Japan
• (cool • G-satellite • Gundam • Gunpla • JAXA • Mobile Suit Gundam • Olympics • satellites • space • Tokyo 2020 Olympics)

Super-hospitable Kyoto driver screens Studio Ghibli anime on back of his car for others to watch

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2019

Next time you’re stuck in traffic, keep your fingers crossed that this guy is nearby.

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• Japan
• (anime • cars • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Kyoto • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • weird)

Japan issuing beautiful new coins to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement

• Casey Baseel
  May 16, 2019

The 10,000-yen (US$92) coin costs a lot more than 10,000 yen.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • coins • cool • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • imperial era • money • Reiwa • Reiwa era • yen)

Japan’s real-world Pikachu Outbreak 2019 dates announced, so make your travel plans now!

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2019

The Pokémon will be staying up late this year so you can bask in their adorableness while staying out of the scorching sun.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Minato Mirai • Pikachu • Pikachu Outbreak • Pikachu Outbreak 2019 • Pikachu Tairyo Hasseichu • Pokemon • video games • Yokohama)

You can now drive Totoro’s Catbus with this awesome new item from the Ghibli specialty shop【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  May 15, 2019

Radio-controlled Catbus offers the sights and sounds of the classic Hayao Miyazaki anime.

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • radio-controlled • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys • video)

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