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Narita International Airport’s much-anticipated third terminal opened on April 8th.
Three years in development, Terminal 3 is exclusively for low-cost carriers and short-haul flights.
The design has been handled by Nikken Sekkei, who also designed Tokyo Skytree. The terminal also fea...

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Only in Japan?
The Twittersphere in Japan has been discussing this energy drink, snapped by @kinoww. Energy drinks are commonly found in convenience stores and drug stores, and are typically a favorite of tired salarymen looking to get through the rest of the day. But for kids?
The c...

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Transplanting yourself into another country can help you learn the language, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll absorb every bit of the culture. This image is a perfect example of that: Your understanding will depend entirely on how familiar you are with Japanese culture and histo...

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Recently, Narita Airport has been on a mission to reinvent itself from dull and controversial Chiba hub to an exciting destination with a running track LCC terminal and Kabuki experience center.
Now Haneda is undergoing a mini make-over, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.
From July 22nd, Han...

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The gentrification of east Tokyo continues with the opening of Bunka Hostel Tokyo in December.
As we have already seen with the likes of hostel and “bar lounge” Nui and dining hub Mirror, the old working-class districts of Bakurocho and Kuramae have been slowly transforming over the ...

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Mitsubishi Regional Jet is Japan’s first ever domestic passenger jet and the first aircraft debuted by a Japanese manufacturer in decades.
Developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the new plane had its maiden flight yesterday, taking off from an airport in Nagoya.
The two versions o...

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Ever since we heard about the opening of a bookstore-themed hotel with sleeping quarters built into its wooden bookshelves, we’ve been keeping a close eye out for updates, and were actually lucky enough to snap up a reservation to stay at the hotel on opening night!
After emerging fro...

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This is a cake. No really, it is.
And we know what you’re thinking: but there’s noodles and broth and chashu pork and it even has those weird tasting bamboo shoots on top! But even though it looks like ramen, your tastebuds will be surprised after the first sweet and sugary bite of th...

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We’ve talked before about Japan’s love affair with gigantic hug pillows. Even if they’re not covered with pictures of your anime or celebrity crush, dakimakura, as they’re called in Japanese, have a number of physiological advantages, as well as the psychological benefits some people ...

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For those living outside Japan, a good bowl of ramen is almost impossible to find unless you’re in a big city like New York or London, and even then the options can be a bit of a let-down. And for many, the only ramen available is the dried variety that frankly has made some of our Ja...

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