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Now there are two Michelin-starred ramen restaurants in the capital, and we lined up to try the signature dish from the latest award-winning eatery.
Last December, Tsuta made international headlines after it became the world’s first-ever ramen restaurant to be awarded a prestigious ...

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OSAKA — The Asia and Pacific Trade Center (ATC), which attracts foreigners visiting Japan from China and other countries, started a “Robot Street” event on Saturday at a commercial complex in Osaka.
“Bilingual” humanoid robots wait on customers at the event and answer questions i...

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Is it a musical instrument? Is it a coffee maker? Or just a wacky Rube Goldberg machine?
Well, it’s kind of all three.
 
At the Nescafe Harajuku cafe from December 2nd until December 25th, visitors can experience a unique contraption created by music artist Shuta Hasunuma.
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The global coffee house chain is squeezing one more star ingredient into their beverage lineup before the end of the year.
Starbucks Japan has had a flurry of delicious new releases in the past couple of months, with baked apple dessert drinks, Christmas Frappuccinos and a surprise ...

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Also, the unexpected appearance of “Santa Pikachu.”
The gameplay of the mainline Pokémon video games is neatly divided into two elements. First you search for/catch Pocket Monsters, then you use them in battles to improve their combat capabilities.
It’s not so surprising that develo...

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Japan Airlines said it has started offering passengers replicas of the happi jackets worn by the members of The Beatles when they disembarked from a JAL plane on a landmark visit to Japan in 1966.
The replicas commemorate the 50th anniversary of the legendary British rock band’s ...

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Japanese artist and design extraordinaire Tokujin Yoshioka will create a new prism-themed installation at Shiseido Gallery in central Tokyo.
Once again Yoshioka is returning to his regular preoccupation: the relationship between natural phenomenon, in this case light and rainbows, ...

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Cold Stone is offering a heartwarmingly sweet holiday deal.
With a huge variety of appealing flavors both traditional and inventive, Cold Stone’s ice cream is just about universally loved. If there’s one drawback, though, it’s that the chain’s treats are a bit on the pricy side, sta...

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The magical rides include mysterious “invisible” ghosts chasing the carriage, which can be seen by passers-by.
Bandai Namco’s Pac-Man arcade game sure has come a long way since it was first released in Japan 36 years ago. The simple, yet addictive gameplay, where players guide a rou...

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TOKYO — Makoto Shinkai’s anime hit “your name.” is not a conflict-driven film. Sure, there are misunderstandings and disagreements within its narrative, but the characters don’t show much in the way of emotions that could be classified as true animosity.
And yet, “your name.” contin...

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