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Weird Al Yankovic visits Japan, takes hilarious travel pics around the country 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Apr 6, 2019
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The comedian makes us laugh at famous tourist spots from Tokyo to Kyoto. 

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• Japan
• (celebrities • celebrity sighting • funny • Hakone • Harajuku • Kyoto • LOL • Nara • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Lingerie store Yummy Mart teams up with Urusei Yatsura for new innerwear collection

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 2, 2019

Those noisy but endearing aliens are coming to invade your underwear this time around!

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• Japan
• (collaboration • Harajuku • innerwear • lingerie • Rumiko Takahashi • underwear • Urusei Yatsura • Yummy Mart)

Lush Japan-exclusive bath bombs from Harajuku store coming to stores worldwide this spring

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2019

Bathe with some famous Japanese icons, including sushi, ninjas, and Godzilla.

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• Japan
• (bath bombs • bathing • beauty • COK • cosmetics • cute • Harajuku • Kawaii • Lush • shopping • sushi)

New Yahoo! News Juice bar in Harajuku squeezes headlines to make your free custom drink

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 14, 2019

The latest pop-up Tokyo juice bar grants you a custom juice based on a Yahoo! News article, its comments and post date!

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • drinks • Harajuku • juice • juice bar • SNOJ • weird • Yahoo! • Yahoo! News)

A visit to Tokyo’s Pokémon Shirts store, and what all 150 original species patterns look like

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 27, 2019

Pokémon fashion comes to Harajuku, and we’ve got a massive photo preview to help you decide how to customize your dress shirt.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • COK • cool • dress shirts • fashion • Harajuku • Original Stitch • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • shirts • SNO • video games)

Pokémon Shirts opens physical store in Tokyo with all 151 Kanto species designs on display

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 20, 2019

Mail-order fashion company opens Harajuku showroom so fans can see the shirts before they buy, and also offers in-store exclusive patterns.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • dress shirts • fashion • Harajuku • Original Stitch • PikachuTokyo • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • pop-up shops • shirts • video games)

Poop ice cream drops in Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku neighborhood

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 15, 2019

Unchi-kun looks the part, thankfully tastes like something else entirely.

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• Japan
• (cafes • cute • emoji • food • funny • gross • Harajuku • ice cream • poo • sweets)

Nine injured in Tokyo after man drives car into pedestrians on Takeshita Street in Harajuku

• Oona McGee
  Jan 1, 2019

Police are investigating whether this was an act of terror in retaliation for the execution of Aum Shinrikyo cult members last year.

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• Japan
• (car accident • Harajuku • news • Takeshita Dori • terrorism • Toyok)

Conan O’Brien in Japan episode features Toto toilets, Harajuku, a rented family and Conan Town

• Oona McGee
  Nov 30, 2018

We take a closer look at some hilarious clips from the new Conan in Japan episode.

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• Japan
• (Conan • Conan O'Brien • Conan Town • Detective Conan • Harajuku • Jordan Schlansky • Tottori • travel • videos • YouTube)

We buy a $10 grilled cheese sandwich from this weird shop in Harajuku

• Master Blaster
  Oct 22, 2018

We also had to cook it ourselves.

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• Japan
• (food • grilled cheese • Harajuku • Mr. Sato • rainbow • sandwiches • SNJO • Tokyo)

Japanese high school student turns heads with bold fashion choice at Harajuku

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2018

Tokyo is a magnet for the fashion-conscious crowd but none of them are as fashion-forward as 15-year-old Hikaru.

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• Japan
• (cosplay • fashion • Harajuku • high school students • Hikaru • Omotesando • Tokyo • Yohji Yamamoto)

Famous jeweler celebrates the everyday with a Tokyo convenience store limited exhibition

• Katy Kelly
  Sep 11, 2018

Jewelry chain Cartier hopes to make you value the ordinary by displaying their famous Juste en Clou line in the same way as cup ramen and magazines.

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• Japan
• (accssories • cartier • convenience stores • Harajuku • jewelry • Omotesando • Tokyo)

Conan O’Brien arrives in Japan, dresses up as a Harajuku girl in Tokyo 【Pics & Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2018

The talk show host immerses himself in a world of kawaii with some of Harajuku’s most colourful fashionistas.

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• Japan
• (Conan • Conan O'Brien • Conan Town • Detective Conan • fashion • Harajuku • Harajuku fashion • Kawaii • Kawaii Monster Cafe • Miochin • Sebastian Masuda)

Mr. Sato goes fishing for compliments with the new Harajuku fashion: A fishing vest?!?

• Master Blaster
  Jul 21, 2018

Mr. Sato always thought he was out of fashion. Turned out he was just way ahead of it.

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• Japan
• (fashion • fishing vest • Harajuku • Mr. Sato • style • Tokyo)

New Cafe Ron Ron in Harajuku offers colorful all-you-can-eat conveyor belt sweets【Pics】

• Kay
  Jul 16, 2018

If you’re hungry for cute desserts in Tokyo, the new Cafe Ron Ron offering conveyor belt sweets is a place you’ll want to check out! 

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • cafe • Cafe Ron Ron • conveyor belt • Harajuku • SNO • sweets)

Häagen-Dazs ice cream sandwich milkshakes now available at pop-up cafe in Tokyo【Taste Test】

• Dale Roll
  Jul 12, 2018

Häagen-Dazs fans will want to check out this limited-time-only cafe before it’s gone at the end of the month!

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• Japan
• (Crispy Sandwich • Häagen-Dazs • Harajuku • ice cream • milkshakes • Omotesando • pop-up cafes • Tokyo)

Mr Sato tries the gorgeous new bonsai parfait that everyone’s talking about in Harajuku

• Oona McGee
  Apr 19, 2018

The delicious bonsai dessert comes in three different varieties.

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• Japan
• (bonsai • bonsai parfait • cafes • dessert • Harajuku • Mr. Sato • parfait • sweets • Tokyo • Urahara)

Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku launches spring menu full of crazy kawaii-ness

• Kay
  Mar 12, 2018

The Kawaii Monster Cafe Harajuku has just released a new seasonal spring menu, and it looks like the insanely colorful offerings won’t disappoint!

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• Japan
• (cafe • COK • cute • Harajuku • Kawaii • Kawaii Monster Cafe)

Mr. Sato lives it up like a Harajuku schoolgirl, eats Japan’s longest soft serve ice cream cone

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 3, 2018

When it comes to battles against giant food, always bet on Sato.

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• Japan
• (awesome • big food • COK • crazy • food • Harajuku • ice cream • Mr. Sato • SNOJ • soft serve ice cream • sweets • Tokyo)

Tokyo cafe offers all-you-can-eat pie, makes us wonder why we should ever eat anywhere else

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 16, 2018

Yeah, all those boutiques in Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku district are nice, but this is our new favorite place in the neighborhood.

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • awesome • cafes • food • Harajuku • pie • restaurants • sweets • The Pie Hole • Tokyo)

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