Stay cool with Chocolate Mint Sablé sandwich cookies from Ginza Cozy Corner
With summer just around the corner and the temperatures already exceeding 30 C (86 F) in some parts of Japan, it’s only natural that many…
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Hello Kitty World 2 now available internationally in English version
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The Rockman Special Band Performs Remotely to Promote “STAY HOME” Awareness
Back in January earlier this year before the Coronavirus shut down all public gatherings, including stage and music concerts, CAPCOM hosted the Mega Man or…
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New Ghibli Studio goods brand “Donguri Closet” focuses on strong and kind heroines
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Top “cafe at home” dishes according to Japanese Instagenic analysis website Snaplace
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Japanese artist’s striking illustrations show Tokyo overrun by whales and giant flowers
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Creamy Mami gets you in shape during Golden Week with “Creamy Exercise” videos
Hopefully, you’ve been listening to the warnings and have wisely decided to stay home during the Golden Week holiday. But with all that free time…
Show your fighting spirit with a Fxxkin’CORONA face mask
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Forced to Stay Home? ‘Air Closet’ Clothing Rental Wants You to Be Fashionable Anyway
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Japan now has “coronavirus-fighting” beer, Amabie IPA, with a label by “Moyasimon” creator Masayuki Ishikawa
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The rockenest most Osakanest granny idol group in town
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Laundromat in a traditional Japanese house offers old-fashioned ambiance while you do your wash
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