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All cars in Japan to have systems preventing accidents from gas/brake pedal mistakes by 2028
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Studio Ghibli adds beanbag plushies to its anime merchandise store in Japan
Japan’s beautiful TeamLab art group opening its first permanent immersive museum in Kyoto【Video】
Kyoto’s newest Shinkansen souvenir: Canned cakes filled with matcha and cherry blossoms
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Chiikawa Park opens next month in Tokyo’s Sunshine City shopping complex
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Foreign tourists outnumber Japanese ones at Kyoto hotels for first time ever
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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“Bumping men” are a uniquely Japanese class of criminals that are hard to deal with
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Support Japan’s real-world Totoro Forest with special Studio Ghibli collection
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Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain losing customers as it raises prices
7-Eleven Japan releases new must-try sweets that are a hit with customers
Fewer Japanese people traveling domestically, government blames birth rate, others blame foreign crowds, costs
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
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