design Capsule apartment from Tokyo's iconic tower acquired by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art David Pescovitz

Japan Salaryman pencil eraser loses some hair with every mistake Bob Knetzger

Japan Japan's largest Dagashi store offers 20,000 square feet of cheap treats Rob Beschizza

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

video games These strange old Quaker names are even better than the names in Fighting Baseball Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Short doc looks at Japan's 'evaporated people' and the industry that helps them run away Rusty Blazenhoff

Japan This vending machine sells bear meat David Pescovitz

Japan Quirky California ramen shop invokes the spirit of Tokyo's subway system culture Rusty Blazenhoff

Japan Police officers in Japan regret asking Canadian woman to inspect her bag Mark Frauenfelder

Weird World's heaviest radish grown in Japan Grant St. Clair

Japan Japanese authorities cracking down on men taking gross sexual photos with statues at new Studio Ghibli theme park David Pescovitz

Japan Japan realizes it has double the number of islands than it previously thought David Pescovitz

Japan Mysterious metal sphere washes up on Japanese beach, baffles authorities Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Check out the sleeper seat on Japan's newest overnight train Mark Frauenfelder

art A visit to the "world's strangest vending machine shop" in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Ashamed aide to Japan's PM apologizes after putting hands in his pockets while in U.S. (video) Carla Sinclair

Japan Converse and Cup Noodle team up to make an excellent high-top sneaker Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Old Enough! is the post-pandemic palate cleanser I needed Grant St. Clair

Japan International Christmas traditions Grant St. Clair

movies Studio Ghibli announces new Miyazaki film for summer 2023 David Pescovitz