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However, if you were planning to get your dose at Tokyo’s Anime Japan anime convention, you’re out of luck. Since its first iteration in 2014, Anime Japan has grown to become Japan’s premier ani…
And now these sights – but mercifully not sounds and smells – of public intoxication can be yours 24-7 with a new line of capsule toys from Tama-Kyu. A true testament to civilization’s…
In the city of Kyoto, local merchants have taken matters into their own hands, setting up an “Empty” tourism campaign to lure visitors at a time when tourist numbers from China and other countries ha…
In Japanese society, work is supposed to come before your private life. Manager, boss, or senpai (someone working at the company longer than me) (212 responses)2. Subordinate or kohai (some…
Those results are finally in, and we’re happy to present to you the top 10 things that made Japanese respondents feel lucky to be nihonjin! The Mynavi survey compiled survey results from 662 Jap…
Which western foods make Japanese people want to barf? What western foods do Japanese people typically have a problem with? Overly sugary foods, breakfast cereals, and cake icing topped the…
Natto (pictured above) is easily one of the most difficult Japanese foods for foreigners to develop a liking of…or even an able-to-stand-in-close-proximity-to-ing o…
Sudden temporary closure has taken everyone by surprise. Now the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo’s Mitaka is taking precautions against the spread of the flu-like virus by announcing that it will be…
However, in the wake of last week’s announcement of Japan’s first fatality from the virus, one ramen shop owner has established an even more strict ban: Japanese only. This new rule was put in p…
The poster explaining the reason for the closure of the family-run business is breaking hearts around the internet. ▼ Twitter user @Ki_46ozzie took this photo of the poster outside the Maru…
