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Starbucks is coming to the bullet train platform in Kyoto and one more city along the Shinkansen line.
Starbucks Japan to open Shinkansen platform stores at Kyoto and Nagoya stations
New stores add a fresh taste and aroma to high-speed travel on Japan's busiest bullet train route.
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Japan's giant lucky beckoning cat is celebrating its 20th birthday with a tear of fun including a Sanrio collaboration.
Aichi city throws year-long 20th birthday bash for giant beckoning cat statue, Hello Kitty invited
The 20th birthday of a local legend calls for collaborations with Hello Kitty, Chubu Centrair International Airport, and 15 local businesses.
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These cute cubic creatures from Final Fantasy are also shoulder bags!
Final Fantasy plushie shoulder bags are fuzzy and functional [Photos]
Chocobo, Moogle, and two more Final Fantasy mascot creatures want to go with you on your outside-the-house adventures.
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One of Japan's most magical festivals is going on right now, and the visitors include the cast of a hit anime series.
Akita Kanto Festival, one of Japan’s most spectacular summer festivals, gets an anime twist this year
Towering lanterns, traditional balancing skills, and a special anime collaboration make this an unforgettable Japanese festival experience.
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U.S. government planning to close consulate in Japan's fourth-largest city, sources say.
U.S. government reportedly planning to close Nagoya consulate
Move would leave Japan’s fourth-largest city without consular services.
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The era of needing a Japanese government-issued ID card to buy certain Pokémon merch has begun.
Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
Fans will need to be residents of Japan in order to buy these items from the Pokémon Center Online.
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Toyota Museum's Classic Car Festival is a fun day out for car owners, enthusiasts and anyone who loves vintage vehicles.
Toyota Museum’s international retro vehicle parade returns to Aichi this autumn
Cruise over to Moricoro Park for 120 vintage cars or apply and show off your own pre-1997 classic.
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JAL, ANA, and other airlines are moving up the luggage check-in deadline for domestic flyers at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport airlines announce stricter luggage check-in deadline for domestic flights
JAL and ANA among carriers to start requiring earlier baggage check-in very soon.
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Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends head to convenience store Family Mart for adorable crossovers with some of Japan's favorite snack food mascots!
Sanrio characters join forces with your favorite Japanese snack mascots as prizes at Family Mart
The convenience store chain offers the summer's most kawaii collab by bringing 26 characters from different worlds together.
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We found (and tried) premium-priced chilled ramen...at Coco's Japan?
Coco’s Japan is very confident in their chilled ramen, but should they be? [Taste test]
Premium-priced hiyashu chuka comes to the American coffee shop’s Japanese branches.
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McDonald’s Japan's new Pokémon Happy Meals feature starters from all nine Pokémon generations!
Pokémon comes to McDonald’s Japan for new Happy Meals toys, brings every generation’s starters
You can’t celebrate 30 years of Pokémon without 30 years of starters, plus a few more Pocket Monster all-stars.
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This all-you-can-eat cheese buffet is a hidden gem for cheese lovers.
Sweet dreams are made of cheese at this all-you-can-eat cheese and doria restaurant
Our stomachs are more than pleased after eating all of the cheese.
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Garigari-kun wants to find a spot in the hearts of foodies from around the globe.
Japan’s favorite popsicles add multilingual packaging to better connect with foreign tourists
Garigari-kun wants to make friends with/be eaten by people from all over the world.
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Japan's Super Volunteer heads to Kumamoto to offer help to earthquake victims, but not without debate.
Japan’s Super Volunteer, 86-year-old Haruo Obata, heads to the Kumamoto earthquake site
Your friendly neighborhood Super Volunteer.
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7-Eleven throws all the rules out the window by creating a crazy convenience store sandwich.
7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store sandwiches with a wild new choc-mint variety
Convenience store chain tests our limits by turning the divisive flavour into a cream sandwich.
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The maker of Garigari-kun claims its iconic popsicle could actually be effective at pre-cooling.
Japanese popsicle experiment says eating one before going outside in summer helps keep you cool
Maker of Garigari-kun explores whether one of Japan’s favorite frozen treats can work as a pre-cooling agent.
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Starbucks Japan just released a gateway coffee for people who don’t like coffee... but how does it taste?
We tried Starbucks Japan’s new coffee for people who don’t drink coffee
Does the new “Clear Coffee” have what it takes to bring a non-coffee drinker into the fold?
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7-Eleven Japan’s viral chocolate gummies now come in two new Okinawan brown sugar flavours, but are they worth going wild for?
7-Eleven Japan adds new chocolate fruit gummies to its range, but are they worth the hype?
Convenience store chain has become the place to go for gummies, and fans are going wild for them.
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This little-known vending machine juices lemons with an overly dramatic light show.
Japanese vending machine sells freshly squeezed lemon juice with a futuristic light show
We test the sourness of the juice but get distracted by a surprise performance.
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Is Daiso's stress-relief punching bag worth beating the heck out of? Let7s find out!
Daiso now sells stress-relief punching bags, but are they worth beating on?
Is this a cheap way to beat away stress, or a case of cheaping out that’ll have us feeling even more frustrated?
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Japan now has air-conditioned dress shirts to help you stay cool and fashionable in the summer heat.
Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
These dress shirts are sure to have fans.
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You might think Koei Tecmo makes all its money from video games, but they’re only a small part of the company’s financial empire, thanks to its “Empress”.
Koei Tecmo continues to be an investment firm that also happens to make video games
I’ve yet to see Berkshire Hathaway’s psychological horror game.
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Watch the final performance of the Princess Mononoke stage adaptation streamed live!
Live-action Princess Mononoke is coming to streaming as a live event, previews look amazing [Video]
Kabuki adaptation of Studio Ghibli anime masterpiece will be shown online, but you’ll need to mark the date on your calendar.
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Shinjuku Station security guard becomes a Nike legend, and now you can take a piece of his genius home with you.
Tokyo security guard’s famous station tape font becomes official custom Nike streetwear
Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend.
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Godiva Japan now has cholate shaved ice, goes on sale right as scorching heat hits the country.
Godiva Japan gets into the shaved ice scene with two luxurious frozen desserts this summer
Godiva brings its chocolate expertise to a traditional summertime favorite in Japan.
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What if instead of squeezing a Coolish ice cream into your mouth, you squeezed it into an anpan?
Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]
A cool idea from Coolish, and further proof that sweet bean paste makes everything better.
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One of Japan's most intriguing buildings gets a new life as a unique Starbucks store.
Starbucks Japan opens new store inside historic seaside quarantine station near Tokyo
Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases.
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