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Weird Japanese vending machine find gives us unique sweet potato sweets

• Oona McGee
  Jul 25, 2023
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The quality of these chilled sweet potato treats surprised our seasoned reporter.

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• (beniharuka • COK • cool • desserts • haruka takagi • Japanese sweets • Japanese vending machines • Mie • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test • vending machines • weird • yakiimo)

New vending machines sell products from iconic Japanese stores

• Oona McGee
  Jul 22, 2023

It’s never been easier to shop at one of these famous stores.

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• (COK • cool • drink • food • Japanese vending machines • Kinokuniya • Loft • Seijo Ishi • souvenirs • vending machines • weird)

Beautiful full reprints of every past Studio Ghibli anime movie program can be ordered online

• SoraNews24
  Jul 22, 2023

Now it’s never too late to get your hands on these once theater-only pieces of Ghibli memorabilia.

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• (anime • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Studio Ghibli)

Ghibli Park announces opening dates for new areas

• Oona McGee
  Jul 21, 2023

Never-before-seen images reveal what we can expect to see at Mononoke’s Village and the Witch’s Valley.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • cool • Earwig and the Witch • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • tourist sites • travel)

Make Studio Ghibli anime food with official recipe book from Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 21, 2023

Ghibli’s Dining Table lets us taste the meals eaten by our favourite characters.

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• (anime • anime food • books • cooking • cool • cute • food • Ghibli • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • recipes • Studio Ghibli • themed food)

Japanese vending machine at Haneda Airport serves up cute cotton candy for tourists

• Oona McGee
  Jul 19, 2023

Tokyo Cotton Candy Shop is waiting to greet you upon arrival and bid you sayonara in a very kawaii way. 

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• (COK • cool • cotton candy • crazy • fairy floss • funny • Haneda Airport • Japanese vending machines • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo Cotton Candy Shop • vending machines • weird)

Vending machine serves coffee by a Japanese actor with Surfin’ USA music and video while you wait

• Oona McGee
  Jul 18, 2023

Much more entertaining than buying a coffee at a cafe.

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• (coffee • COK • cool • crazy • Japanese vending machines • Kenji Sakaguchi • service area • SNJO • surfing • The Rising Sun Coffee • vending machines • weird)

Japan Railways selling official gloves, cushion, timetable, and more for official sim game

• Master Blaster
  Jul 18, 2023

Next stop, moquette seats!

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• (cool • JR East • JR East Train Simulator • rail fans • shopping • Steam • Train Driver Starter Kit • trains • video games • weird)

Japan’s favorite budget lifestyle goods chain now has classy, cool, and cheap squirt guns

• SoraNews24
  Jul 17, 2023

Three Coins helps us build a stylish water arsenal just as a heat wave hits Japan.

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• (COK • cool • funny • Go Hatori • heat • hot • SNJO • squirt guns • summer • Three Coins • water guns)

Pokémon Center megastores give you 3 cool birthday bonuses if you shop during your birthday month

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2023

Three reasons to treat yourself to some Pokémon presents for your birthday.

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• (anime • COK • cool • cute • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • SNJO • video games)

Looking to have the best night out on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa? Go to this enka pub right now

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 15, 2023

The owner is a stylishly eccentric enka singer who sings along with his guests and promises a great night will be had by all.

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• (bars • COK • cool • enka • Ishigaki • karaoke • music • Okinawa • pubs • restaurants • singing • SNJO • travel • Yaeyama)

How Do You Live? movie review: Could this be Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opus?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2023

Acclaimed anime director’s first film in 10 years drew big audiences on opening day, despite the surprising lack of promotion.

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• (anime • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • How Do You Live • movie review • movies • review • Studio Ghibli)

Japan’s new wearable air conditioner belt is here just in time for the Tokyo heat wave

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 14, 2023

Keeping you cooled down from the hips up.

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• Japan
• (air conditioner • cool • fashion • gadgets • heat • hot • technology • wearable air conditioner)

Studio Ghibli releases free-to-use artwork for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie, How Do You Live?

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 14, 2023

And it’s only the second piece of artwork ever unveiled for How Do You Live?

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• (anime • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • How Do You Live • movies • Studio Ghibli)

Equip yourself in Final Fantasy style with Samantha Thavasa’s new FFX and VII bag lines【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 13, 2023

Clever character motifs for Yuna, Sephiroth, and more that fans will spot, style anyone can appreciate.

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• (bags • cool • fashion • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy X • Samantha Thavasa • Square Enix • wallets)

Japan’s brown Lawson convenience store: a unique find in a rural setting

• Oona McGee
  Jul 9, 2023

Unusual colour scheme celebrates the local area. 

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• (Akaushi • architecture • clever • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience stores • cool • design • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Kumamoto • Lawson • SNJO • Takashi Harada • travel • Wagyu)

Tokyo juice vending machine also gives you…a hammer?!?

• SoraNews24
  Jul 9, 2023

Stop, hammer and juice time!

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• Japan
• (ammer • banana • COK • cool • crazy • funny • juice • SNJO • weird)

Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure

• Oona McGee
  Jul 7, 2023

A unique way to keep your desktop looking neat and beautiful.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Japanese stationery • merchandise • stationery • Studio Ghibli)

Pizza keychains from Japan are both cute and practical

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023

New range includes three different cheesy pizzas to play with.

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• Japan
• (bag charms • cool • cute • Felissimo • food • keychains • pizza • plush • YOU+MORE!)

Japan’s subscription service simply called “Mom” is totally worth it

• Dale Roll
  Jul 3, 2023

It might make you miss your mom…But it’ll sure make you appreciate her!

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • COK • cool • food • home delivery • Japanese food • SNJO • subscription • subscription box • subscription service)

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