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Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way — Part 5: The second written test
- Master Blaster
Jun 17, 2022 - Tweet
Once written, twice shy.
- Japan
- (cars • COK • driver's license • driving • driving exam • foreigners in Japan • Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way • Living in Japan • Osaka • police • SNO • society)
Solaniwa Onsen: Kansai’s largest hot spring theme park is also one of its most beautiful
- Oona McGee
Jun 11, 2022
Finally, a super hot spring facility that accepts people with tattoos…on one condition.
- Japan
- (bath • bathing • baths • COK • Go Hatori • hot spring • Japanese baths • onsen • Osaka • Osaka Bay Tower • sento • SNJO • Solaniwa Onsen • tattoos • tattoos in Japan • travel)
The smallest Family Mart in Japan closes down
- Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2022
Customers say sayonara to a convenience store icon at a very unusual location.
- Japan
- (closure • convenience stores • Family mart • Japanese convenience stores • news • Osaka • store closure • train stations • trains • Tsuruhashi Station)
Osaka’s Hotel Games isn’t just full of board games, it is a game!
- Master Blaster
Jun 1, 2022
All lodging and no play make guests dull people.
- Japan
- (awesome • Board games • COK • cool • Hotel Games • hotels • mystery games • Namba • Osaka • travel)
Classic yokai anime GeGeGe no Kitaro gets spooky stage play adaptation this summer
- Krista Rogers
May 24, 2022
Key cast members and visuals were also just released, including a very big name in the world of voice acting.
- Japan
- (anime • Gegege no Kitaro • manga • Masako Nozawa • Osaka • Shigeru Mizuki • stage play • Tokyo • yokai • Yoshihiko Aramaki)
Strawberry mochi dumpling vending machine made our Japanese station dungeon crawl worth it
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2022
Delving into the depths for daifuku.
- Japan
- (Amaou • COK • daifuku • food • mochi • Osaka • SNJO • stations • strawberries • sweets • Umeda Station • vending machines)
Can French fry and instant yakisoba-flavored sodas surpass kimchi as Japan’s best strange ramune?
- Master Blaster
May 19, 2022
Just because you can make something taste different doesn’t mean that you should.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • french fries • instant noodles • instant yakisoba • kimchi • Noodles • Osaka • Ramune • SNO • soda • taste test • UFO • yakisoba)
We slide down Osaka’s most famous tower and get free curry for it
- Master Blaster
May 12, 2022
It could be higher, but we’ll let that slide.
- Japan
- (Billiken • curry • Osaka • Shin Sekai • Shinsekai • slides • Tower Slide • Tsutenkaku)
Osaka Expo nightmare-fuel mascot needs name, organisers ask for suggestions and Twitter delivers
- Katie Pask
May 1, 2022
The mascot, described as aggressively disgusting, is currently without a name to call it by.
- Japan
- (2025 Osaka World Expo • Expo 2025 • funny • Horror • mascot • Osaka • Osaka Expo 2025 • scary • twitter • weird • World Expo)
Luxury hotel chain opens hotel on edge of Osaka’s infamous Nishinari for its “deep culture”
- Master Blaster
Apr 24, 2022
Brings new meaning to the phrase “slumming it.”
- Japan
- (Airin District • gentrification • Hoshino Resorts • hotels • Nishinari • Osaka • society)
Osaka Metro to test stores where you can pay with your face, even with a mask
- Master Blaster
Apr 8, 2022
What are robbers supposed to do now?
- Japan
- (cool • facial recognition • food • NEC • Osaka • Osaka Metro • pop-up shops • shopping • subways • technology • trains)
Osaka makes decision on terrifying mascot for upcoming world’s fair
- Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2022
Definitely not a conventionally kawaii character.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • Expo 2025 • funny • mascot characters • Osaka • scary • weird • World Expo)
Visiting Japan’s trendiest cafeteria, inconveniently located in the heart of Osaka
- Master Blaster
Mar 13, 2022
It’s going to take more than this creepy door to keep us from the cheap food inside.
- Japan
- (cafeteria • cheap food • eating • food • Namba Kyushokuba • Namba Station • Nankai Line • Osaka)
The secret staff cafeteria at a Japanese train station that few people know about
- Oona McGee
Mar 10, 2022
It’s like a dungeon quest, but anyone who finds this special door can enjoy the cheap meals hidden behind it.
- Japan
- (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • eating • Japanese train stations • Namba Station • Osaka • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • train stations • trains)
Which of these three terrifying characters do you want as the mascot of Osaka’s World Expo?
- Casey Baseel
Mar 4, 2022
A lot of eyes, very few “Ayes!” in public opinion poll.
Take a Korean vacation in Japan with Tokyu Hotels and Shibuya 109’s newest themed hotel plan
- Dale Roll
Mar 2, 2022
K-pop fans will love this budget-friendly staycation!
- Japan, Korea
- (kawasaki • korea. staycation • Kpop • Osaka • shibuya 109 • Tokyu Hotels • travel • vacation)
An expert in entertainment recommended us an Osaka sightseeing spot little known even to locals
- Dale Roll
Mar 2, 2022
It even gave our reporter a profound experience!
- Japan
- (cruise • Osaka • recommendations • Seiji Nakazawa • sightseeing • tourism • travel • water taxi)
Step into a manga at Japan’s 2-D cafes in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto
- Oona McGee
Feb 25, 2022
Magical cafes whisk you away from the harsh realities of 3-D living.
- Japan
- (2-D crush • 2D • anime • art • cafe • cafes • cool • design • illustration • Instagram • Kyoto • manga • Osaka • photography • Shin-Okubo • themed cafe • Tokyo)
A delicious bowl of Osaka soba stuffed with tempura shrimp that’s also an edible pun
- Shannon
Feb 23, 2022
And it’s not a limited time offer!
- Japan
- (COK • Noodles • Osaka • Shrimp • shrimp soba • SNJO • soba • tachigui soba • tempura)
Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way: The first driving test a few more times
- Master Blaster
Jan 29, 2022
Third time isn’t such a charm after all.
- Japan
- (cars • COK • driver's license • driving • driving exam • foreigners in Japan • Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way • Living in Japan • Osaka • police • SNO • society)
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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