The Burger King is just two doors down from the now-shuttered Mickey D's.
It is selfish for us to say this, but please everyone, go to McDonald's today," the Burger King post continued.
CNNTwitter us…

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SNA (Tokyo) — The trading company Marubeni Corporation will build Japan’s first large-scale commercial offshore wind farms in Akita Prefecture in an initiative that may help the nation reduce its car…

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A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors.
Named Jewel, the L-shaped home was designed…

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Our Japanese-language writer Kowloon Kurosawa was in Akihabara one day when he decided to visit a vending machine-lined, somewhat ramshackle corner of a street.
But what caught his attention was the …

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Welcome to 2020It seems like it was only yesterday that it was announced Japan would host the 2020 Olympics.
Every month, we select our favorite travel images from readers.
Tag your photo on Instagra…

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Dragon Quest is getting a new tactics spin-off in Japan later this year for smartphones.
It’ll be a free-to-play game with paid in-game items, but outside of that we don’t know much else about it.
Ba…

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Kamehamehas of cuteness from a guy who’s actually more muscular than the Dragon Ball hero he’s cosplaying as.
Based just on his name, you’d probably guess that Japanese Twitter user Big Killer (@bigk…

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Many of the millions of people who already own a Switch are tempted to upgrade just for the new look, but wish they could just buy the accessories separately.
Well, you can—from Nintendo’s Japanese s…

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all photos by Eliza Scidmore courtesy National GeographicEliza Scidmore was a force to be reckoned with.
In the late 1800s to early 1900s she traveled extensively across Asia, writing, photographing …

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If you're lucky enough to race a Toyota 86, Nissan GT-R, or Skyline GT-R, and you're in need of a pro-built racing engine, you're in luck, because HKS just announced that it's selling ready-built eng…

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