Starbucks lovers in Kyoto, Japan have a brand new location to get their caffeine fix. But this new store looks nothing like the classic design we Americans have come to expect from the coffee shop. In ...
On their first date underneath the Tokyo Tower, Thu Thuy laid out her strict criteria for a boyfriend before telling Seiwa: ...
When I shared my previous piece on why Japan’s birthrate has been declining, some readers left similar comments as follows: It’s impossible to force people to fall in love and have children. Japanese ...
Lisa Katayama of TokyoMango has a story in this week’s NYT Magazine about otaku in Japan who are in love with anime pillowcases. Yes, they are “dating” body pillows with cartoon prepubescent girls on ...
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