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Congratulations to Philip McKenzie, who won a Chisun/Loisir accommodation voucher. Courtesy of Solare Hotels & Resorts.

Upcoming prize: one lucky MMC member will win a set of two premium handmade crystal wine glasses. Courtesy of Zwiesel Japan.

Join now for great prizes and super discounts around Tokyo.

With increasing options and better prices online, internet shopping just keeps growing. But who ships to Japan, and what should you be aware of? Browse our strategies for dealing with e-tailers.

When humans transform into monsters, kids can’t distinguish baseball from Mozart, agriculture loses its culture, and a Boeing engineer lies down with a horse, what are we to make of it? You tell us.

In a local roundup of five key places to eat near the train station hubs of Urawa and Omiya, check out salaryman central, an unexpected hero of a Czech bistro, a ramen place to give Jiro a run for its money, and more—all very, very cheap.

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