The fun starts at the front desk, but it’s time to find out how far the weirdness extends through the hotel.
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Man kicks bunny to death on Japan’s Rabbit Island, may have killed as many as 77 others
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The Square Enix Cafe in Tokyo is closing down for good
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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
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Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people do
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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New Sanrio Little Twin Stars Kiki and Lala McDonald’s Happy Meal items are adorable and practical
A pepper spray showdown to find the best self-defense tool in Japan
Put it on and look like Donkey Kong! Nintendo releases DK jackets, more for new merch line【Pics】
Osaka woman causes 8 separate traffic accidents in 35 minutes
We delight in the gastronomic treasures we found in the Hokkaido Umaimonokan lucky bag
Lucky leaping leopards! It’s the fukubukuro for Osaka ladies and now men too
Second-hand video game fukubukuro lucky bags reveal nostalgic surprises
Dog-killing waves create spectacular views on this remote Japanese island
Naturally brown-haired Osaka student sues government for forcing her to dye her hair black
Pokémon cakes appear at Ginza Cozy Corner for a very limited time
Taste-testing the Attack on Titan rice ball that “shouldn’t be on sale”【Taste test】
Our reporter tries amemonaka, the traditional sweet from Niigata Prefecture
Japanese aquarium installs fake people to keep apparently lonely sunfish company【Video】
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