But for Hisato Hamada, the 42-year-old co-founder of Tokyo's white-hot Wagyumafia restaurant brand, which serves the world's finest cuts of Kobe beef, it's all in a day's work.
The Kobe beef back sto…

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One idol group dominates the poll by taking all five top slots.
Yuka Sugai (656 votes)Sugai hails from Keyakizaka46, itself a sister group of Nogizaka46, which was specifically formed to be the offic…

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Nintendo's outlet is the game giant's first directly operated in Japan, and only its second worldwide following a similar New York shop.
We picked this location, aiming to attract a wide range of peo…

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Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Toyota Motor Company has unveiled its second-generation Mirai, representing the firm’s renewed commitment to hydrogen-powered vehicles at a time when most others believe that…

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Companies says it deeply appreciates global messages of support, apologizes for slow response.
Last week’s arson attack on the Fushimi Ward anime studio of Kyoto Animation took place in one quiet par…

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In 2011, the AKB48 Cafe and Shop Akihabara opened right outside JR Akihabara Station, in the wide plaza that spreads out from the rail hub’s northwest exit.
Unlike Japan’s many limited-time themed re…

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Keio University is one of the oldest and top private universities in Japan.
So, when one of its professors is busted during an impromptu pantie-raid, it’s just that much more embarrassing.
!”The last…

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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including this team of workers who used their own local brand of heroism to prank visitors at night.
Every single night people come to challenge themselves in tes…

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Now, guests coming to Asahi Ryokan have the option to pay just ¥100 (about $1) per night to stay in room number eight -- if they agree to have their entire stay livestreamed.
Room number 8 at Asahi R…

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After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed.
▼ The old station and its narrow footpath become heavily congested during events, and…

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