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Survey picks the eight best Tokyo-area neighborhoods to live in, and number one isn’t in Tokyo

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 2, 2018
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Tokyo’s much-ballyhooed Kichijoji only makes it to number-three, while an outsider with easy access to Tokyo takes the top spot.

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• Japan
• (apartments • COK • Kanagawa • Kanto • Living in Japan • ranking • society • survey • Tokyo • Yokohama)

UNICEF: Japan safest country to have a baby

• Master Blaster
  Feb 23, 2018

Although it includes high praise for Japan, the entire UNICEF survey is a sobering report.

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• Japan
• (childbirth • Every Child Alive • neonatal mortality • newborn mortality • ranking • survey • UNICEF)

Japanese netizens rank the top 10 most memorable Final Fantasy bosses

• Dale Roll
  Feb 15, 2018

Which bosses over the years left the biggest impression on Japanese Final Fantasy fans?

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• Japan
• (Final Fantasy • ranking • Sephiroth • Square Enix • video games)

What is Japan’s most used on-demand video streaming service?

• Master Blaster
  Feb 5, 2018

In the relatively new market of video services in Japan, one clearly stands above the rest. But you might be surprised what it is.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Prime • business • entertainment • Hulu • Netflix • ranking • video streaming)

Japanese netizens rank the top 10 iconic characters that represent Japan

• Dale Roll
  Feb 1, 2018

You bet your bottom dollar Pikachu is going to be on the list…but how high?

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• Japan
• (anime • Dragon Ball • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • ranking • Sailor Moon)

Top 10 manga series with titles that make absolutely no sense at all

• Scott Wilson
  Jan 12, 2018

Turns out a good way of getting people to buy your manga is by confusing them.

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• Japan
• (goo • manga • ranking • top 10)

Esteemed Japanese sushi chain ranks the top 15 most popular sushi toppings among customers

• Koh Ruide
  Oct 30, 2017

Find out whether your favorite made it into the list!

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• Japan
• (fish • kyotaru • ranking • seafood • sushi)

Five of the worst areas to live in and around Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Oct 11, 2017

While they might look appealing to visitors, according to residents, these suburbs can be hell to live in.

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• Japan
• (apartments • Housing • lifestyle • Living in Japan • ranking • real estate • rent • suburbs • Tokyo)

Online poll ranks JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures most bizarre sound effects

• Master Blaster
  Oct 7, 2017

You don’t even need to be a fan of the series to appreciate sound effects like “ZUBIZUBAAH!” and “TACOS!”

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• Japan
• (Jojo's Bizzare Adventure • manga • onomatopoeia • ranking • sound effects)

Top 10 Japanese school lunch food items that adults miss the most

• Koh Ruide
  Oct 2, 2017

From coffee-flavored milk to frozen mandarins, these old school favorites whisk Japanese adults back to simpler times.

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• Japan
• (food • Japanese school lunch • ranking • school lunch • top 10)

Anime’s top 10 gross but compelling series, as chosen by fans

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2017

Masturbation, cannibalism, and more make appearances in decades-spanning list of landmark anime.

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• Japan
• (anime • Attack on Titan • Evangelion • gross • manga • Puella Magi Madoka Magica • ranking • scary • Tokyo Ghoul • top 10)

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)

Voting underway for Japan’s top bus mascot

• Master Blaster
  Jun 4, 2017

In what other country would someone think it was a good idea to hold a national ranking of bus company mascots?

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• Japan
• (bus • election • mascot • ranking • yuru-kyara)

The top-ranked restaurants in Japan, Asia and the world!

• KK Miller
  Oct 24, 2016

These top 10 lists come from our friends at TripAdvisor.

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• Global
• (expensive • food • ranking • restaurants • top 10 • Trip Advisor • TripAdvisor)

The 20 best anime magical girls, as chosen by 10,000 Japanese fans

• Casey Baseel
  May 14, 2016

Surprisingly, Sailor Moon wasn’t even close to the top pick.

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • magical girls • Puella Magi Madoka Magica • ranking • Sailor Moon • survey)

25 ways Japanese politeness can get on the nerves of Japanese people

• Master Blaster
  May 8, 2016

There is such a thing as being too courteous, and an online survey ranked the 25 most common examples of just that in Japan.

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• Culture, Japan
• (customer service • politeness • ranking)

Pokémon General Election’s preliminary results posted

• Anime News Network
  Apr 29, 2016

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• Entertainment, Japan
• (anime • General Election • Japan • nintendo • Pokemon • ranking • video games)

Have you seen them all? The top 10 Ghibli films Japanese college students haven’t watched

• Scott Wilson
  Feb 21, 2016

If you’ve seen all of these, then count yourself among the most elite of Ghibli otaku.

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• Japan
• (animation • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • ranking • Studio Ghibli)

Top ten “Legendary deceased manga artists whose new work I wanted to read” 【Ranking】

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 15, 2016

Japanese manga fans look back fondly at some of the legendary giants in the field.

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• Global, Japan
• (artists • deceased • manga • ranking • Top Ten)

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