Pizza Hut Japan’s new ie-kei ramen pizza is here and weird, but is it tasty too? [Taste test]

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Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs determined that AI output closely resembling copyrighted work could be ruled a copyright violation, and the AI output itself would likely be uncopyrightable. But global enforcement? That's tricky.

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs determined that AI output closely resembling copyrighted work could be ruled a copyright violation, and the AI output itself would likely be uncopyrightable. But…

Studio Ghibli croquettes not to eat, but to keep your stuff in, going on sale in Japan[Photos]

Resist the urge to eat this Ghibli food. From Up on Poppy Hill is one of Studio Ghibli’s more grounded anime films, and in multiple senses of the word. Taking place entirely in real-world Yokohama in…

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Tokyo and Osaka have women-only train cars during rush hour, marked with red or pink signs in Japanese and English. Some lines run them only in the morning; others do it for the evening rush as well.

Tokyo and Osaka have women-only train cars during rush hour, marked with red or pink signs in Japanese and English. Some lines run them only in the morning; others do it for the evening rush as well.

Suwa's Katakurakan onsen features a "sennin buro" or thousand-person bath with marble tiles that make you feel like you've stepped back in time to Rome. It actually holds closer to 100 people (but it's still cool).

Suwa's Katakurakan onsen features a "sennin buro" or thousand-person bath with marble tiles that make you feel like you've stepped back in time to Rome. It actually holds closer to 100 people (but…