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What makes something “kawaii” to women from Japan, China, and South Korea? Survey investigates

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 3, 2025
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Let’s find out if a cute thing for one woman is still cute for another from a different country.

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• Japan
• (China • culture • cute • FuRyu • girls • Japan • Kawaii • Korea • trends)

David Bowie’s Lazarus makes its debut in Japan, bringing his love for the country full circle

• Oona McGee
  Jun 11, 2025

Experience the unstoppable love for Bowie in this electrifying Japanese production.

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• Japan
• (David Bowie • Japan • Kanagawa • Lazarus • music • musicals • Osaka • plays • theatre)

Boxed sake is now a thing in Japan, thanks to one of the oldest breweries in the country

• Oona McGee
  May 21, 2024

Kojima Sohonten serves up award-winning Toko Junmai in new sustainable cask packaging.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • bag in box • boxed sake • boxed wine • COK • drinks • environmentally friendly • history • Japan • junmai • Kojima Sohonten • news • nihonshu • sake • shop • sustainability • Toko • Toko Fresh Sake Server • wine • Yamagata)

House hunting? Here are some tips that might prevent headaches and frustrations

• Dale Roll
  Feb 20, 2024

Here’s what our reporter learned to avoid being led in circles by dummy listings. 

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• Japan
• (house hunting • Japan • Japanese apartments • moving • real estate • Tokyo)

Stay dry with Japan’s top 10 indoor attractions for rainy days, as voted by tourists

• Dale Roll
  Jun 17, 2023

Good ideas for bad-weather days!

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• Japan
• (Arashiyama • indoors • Japan • Kyoto • museums • Okinawa • Osaka • Osaka Castle • rainy weather • Sanrio Puroland • sightseeing spots • TeamLab Planets • Tokyo • travel • Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter)

Japanese passport ranks yet again as the most mobile in the world in 2023

• Dale Roll
  Jan 15, 2023

You can go almost anywhere with a Japanese passport!

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • Japan • passport • society • travel • visas)

Japanese city makes list of world’s top 10 most livable cities, but not one most people expected

• Dale Roll
  Jul 1, 2022

If it’s not Tokyo, can you guess which city made the list?

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• Japan
• (city living • COK • Global Livability Index • Japan • Japanese cities • Osaka • ranking • rankng • society)

Japan’s favorite Pokémon types by prefecture–which types are the most popular?

• Dale Roll
  Jan 7, 2021

You might guess the most popular Pokémon type in the country, but each prefecture might surprise you!

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• Japan
• (anime • Chubu • Chugoku • Hokkaido • Japan • Kansai • Kanto • Kyushu • Okinawa • Pokemon • popular • prefectures • ranking • Shikoku • survey • Tohoku)

Top 10 most desirable Japanese prefectures to live in may show new trend toward small-city living

• Dale Roll
  Nov 22, 2020

Two largely rural prefectures gain ground against Japan’s biggest metropolis.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • Japan • Kanagawa • Living in Japan • Okinawa • prefectures • Shizuoka • survey • Tokyo)

Terrific Tochigi! Japanese prefecture proves its beauty with scenery showcase【Video】

• Katy Kelly
  Oct 27, 2020

This jaw-dropping video will make you wonder how Tochigi Prefecture came in last in the prefectural popularity poll.

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• Japan
• (gorgeous • Japan • Nasu • Nikko • polls • prefectures • scenery • Tochigi • Tochigi Prefecture • tourism)

Go on a whirlwind tour of all 47 prefectures in Japan with this gorgeous promo movie【Video】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 6, 2020

Explore every corner of Japan through your screen.

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• Internet, Japan
• (beautiful • Japan • jnto • nature • promotional video • scenic • Tokyo • tourism • travel • video)

Japan’s National Tourism Organization posts achingly gorgeous promo video: “hope lights the way”

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 17, 2020

Japan’s tourism board wants you to remember that though things are scary now, Japan will wait patiently until you can visit its scenic shores.
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• Japan
• (beautiful • Japan • jnto • nature • tourism • travel • video)

TripAdvisor Japan announces the country’s 10 favorite shrines and temples

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 21, 2019

This shortlist was chosen by Japanese locals, but tourists from all countries can benefit from it!
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• Japan
• (Ise Grand Shrine • Ise Jingu • Izumo Taisha Shrine • Japan • Omiwa Shrine • Rurikoin Temple • top 10 • travel • Trip Advisor • Yudonosan Shrine)

Get a “playful” look with the new Kirby clothing collaboration

• Katie Pask
  Dec 16, 2019

A Nintendo character well-known for his ability to inhale things, but his new clothes collaboration certainly doesn’t suck!
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• Japan
• (awesome • clothes • collaboration • Converse • cute • fashion • Harajuku • Harajuku fashion • Japan • Kirby • nintendo)

We try a Japanese bread named after a calligraphy ink stick

• Katie Pask
  Dec 15, 2019

Indigo ink never looked so delicious.

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• Japan
• (bakery • bread • delicious • food • Japan • weird)

Nissan develops golf ball that automatically finds the hole every time

• Master Blaster
  Aug 26, 2019

A fun demo of their newest driving assist technology, ProPilot 2.0.

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• Japan
• (automobiles • cars • driver assist • Golf • Japan • nissan • ProPilot • sports • technology)

Popular Japanese store Loft reveals their top 12 most popular items sold in 2018【Pictures】

• Koh Ruide
  Nov 28, 2018

From reusable titanium straws to a marker pen that opens boxes, this list is a fantastic source of Christmas gift ideas for your loved ones.

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• Japan
• (convenient • cool • cool products • Japan • Loft • novelty goods • useful)

Japanese wife announces secret to a happy marriage, after being wed just three years

• Richard Simmonds
  Mar 22, 2018

Hint: marriage might be more likely to go well if the sight of your beloved-to-be doesn’t make you throw up a little in your mouth.

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• Japan
• (Japan • marriage • romance • twitter • Wedding)

Foreign visitors rank their top Japanese experiences in new survey

• Richard Simmonds
  Jan 25, 2018

Survey reveals foreign visitors of different nationalities have similar tastes when it comes to Japanese experiences, but not Japanese food.

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• Japan
• (Japan • Japanese food • tourism • travel • visiting Japan)

Expat Insider’s Quality of Life survey 2017 reveals Japan has slipped down the rankings, but why?

• Richard Simmonds
  Sep 15, 2017

Japan moves down the list from 3rd place to 6th.

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• Japan
• (expat insider • expat life • Japan • ranking • Top Ten • travel)

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  3. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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  5. Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
  6. Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
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  8. New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
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  2. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  3. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
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  5. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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  7. New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
  8. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
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  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  7. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  8. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  9. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  10. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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