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Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka‘s Astro Boy, in addition to being a historically important piece of entertainment, is also widely beloved around the world. And now, some sixty-plus years after its first inception as a manga, it’s been granted additional life on the stage, thanks to the efforts of playwright and director Natsu Onoda Power, and the folks at the Company One theater company.
Let’s go open a Lego Japan lucky bag…o
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Live-streamer who slipped and died on Mt Fuji wins Darwin Award
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake
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The perfect budget-friendly hot spring hotel near Narita Airport
Square Enix releases a Final Fantasy fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year’s in Japan
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Starbucks Japan is calling it quits with paper straws
Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
J-pop mega star Ado reveals she’s been living in the U.S., may not understand language acquisition
Japanese company develops classy heavy metal band frames for glasses
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Animate Akihabara releases a lucky bag for the first time in years, and it’s amazing
Can Japan’s yami kawaii fashion still work without the yamu? We find out with this lucky bag【Pics】
We went to a beautiful “beach resort” on top of a mountain and sweated it out in a gondola sauna
Is there a big difference between Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bags?
Live-streamer who slipped and died on Mt Fuji wins Darwin Award
Survey reveals the top five times Japanese travelers realise just how Japanese they are
Japan creates public monument to original doge meme dog in her home prefecture【Photos】
Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake
Can our 30-something reporter pull off the fashions of this hit lucky bag for Tokyo teens?【Pics】
What’s so special about Japan’s Muji “Fukukan”?
Sailor Suit Old Man origin story revealed! Not an extra-dimensional wizard after all
The new Namacha reminds us that not all bottled green teas are created equal 【Taste test】
Five different ways to say “children” in Japanese
Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?