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Shinjuku has more private lodging rentals than any other part of Japan, but a whole lot of them could be going away as pushback against overtourism continues. According to the…

Nitter, the open source front-end for reading X posts without signing up for an account, is not going anywhere yet. Weeks after X Corp's lawyers showed up demanding a permanent…

Pikachu, Eevee, and even Gengar want to keep you warm and toasty once the weather gets crisp or chilly. As someone whose favorite time of year is summer, it always…

Not every doughnut is worth the calories. Around this time every year, Mister Donut delights fans by releasing a special range called Satsumaimo Do. With “satsumaimo” referring to sweet potato,…

Something about this frozen sweet gets lost in translation. Akagi Nyugyo is a household name in Japan, famous for making Gari Gari-kun, one of the nation’s most beloved frozen treats.…

At the base of the Skytree there’s a dessert rooted in enmusubi traditions. I think we can all agree that at any moment when you’re eating ice cream, you’re enjoying…

Switzerland's federal government has launched a pilot program to replace Microsoft 365 with open source alternatives across 3,000 workstations. That's about 7% of the federal workforce. The target is to…

It’ll be a hell of a good time. The concept of hell has existed in Japan for a long time, but it’s a much more nebulous one compared to the…

Mobile Suits and Mobile Stationery make meishi much more mecha. Exchanging business cards is serious business in Japan, with a whole series of steps and proper etiquette involved to ensure…

The Robot Soldier and Fox Squirrel join Sheeta and Pazu in this beautiful Laputa: Castle in the Sky figurine collection. Just last month, Studio Ghibli wowed fans by releasing a…