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Japan's newest tempura is…potato salad tempura?!? [Taste test]

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Trial of terminally ill cancer patient who found 22 million yen on the street and kept it ends

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Burger King Japan now selling hamburgers minus everything but the meat

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Man in Japan says monkey threw his cat into a pond before attacking him

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Japan's newest anime figure crane game prize may also be the world's weirdest hanger [Photos]

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Pizza Hut in Japan now serves spicy glass noodle pizza

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Japan lodges formal complaint with China for calling Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Sanae Takaichi

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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it's being shown

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Japanese sushi etiquette: You may have been ordering sushi wrong this whole time

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Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person

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What's it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?

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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody

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Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store

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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country

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Japan's human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo

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Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine's Day

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Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026

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Japan's newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]

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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don't accept payment through Suica or other IC cards

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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad

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Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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10 of the nicest celebrities we've met in Japan over the years

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Fishing information website for Susaki, Japan, hit by data leak, all 3 users affected

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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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Osaka's famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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Mochido donuts make a squishy return to Lawson stores across Japan

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