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Late night? Get a free ride home in a taxi designed for napping
Aromatherapy…a free eye mask…soothing music…a relaxing drink. This could be the best way to get home! Let’s face it: life can be exhausting, and based on the number of people who nod off on the train...
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Survey shows that many Japanese business people’s sleep patterns have changed...
More naps, more early bedtimes, and even more difficulty sleeping are some of the changes people experienced. Teleworking has changed the game for a lot of Japanese households. Though it has its...
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Believe in the nap of the cards with the crazy Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk Nap...
Duelist gear gets a practical overhaul for the real world to ensure you get quality naps instead of junk sleep. Like a lot of things, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Duel Disk is something that looks stylish in anime...
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This futon blanket with built-in fans will save your life this Japanese summer
Say “no more” to waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. Japanese company Thanko–yes, the company that brought us one-person bento box rice cookers, a device to help you play...
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Pretty pink coffins to sleep in now on sale in Japan, made by local Tokyo...
Can also be used as dining tables, closets, or lounge sofas. If you’re looking for some new furniture, Tokyo’s Ziggy Vamp would like you to take their products into consideration. And if you’re...
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Personal information of everyone in Amagasaki City lost by person who passed...
Remember, don’t drink and carry the personal info everyone in the city. After about two years of the pandemic, one thing I don’t think I’ve seen in ages is a drunk salaryman passed out on the side of...
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New Japanese office furniture, lockers to stand and sleep in, baffles,...
For when your boss says you can take a nap, but there’s nowhere to lie down. At my first job in Japan, one day I showed up at the office only to find one of my coworkers sleeping on the floor in the...
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Panasonic says to stop wearing socks while you sleep
I’m going to call Sony for a second opinion. I never thought I would admit to this, but I love sleeping in socks with holes in them. Wearing normal socks always felt too constricting, but especially...
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Never oversleep again under the stern supervision of Japan’s Threatening Red...
We’d sign up to be terrorized by something so cute anytime. Have you ever wanted to take a nap, but at the same time be in imminent peril of an impossibly cute pounce? If so, gift and novelty maker...
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Japanese genius creates concept of the ultimate nap chamber
Who needs a bed when you can recreate Japan’s favorite place to take a nap? In Japanese, the word used for “lunch break” is hiruyasumi. Literally, though, hiruyasumi translates as “midday break,”...
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We find, and try, the next step in pillow technology on Amazon Japan
Steps can go in either direction, you know. With the worsening hay fever season and wildly fluctuating temperatures in much of Japan these days, our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma has been having trouble...
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Crazy busy overnight work experience event for Japanese kids gives them just...
Late to bed, early to rise. A lot of kids in Japan are fascinated with trains, and a lot of them to think that when they grow up, they’d like to do some kind of work related to them. So in a way, it’s...
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Our newlywed reporter tests Japan’s Let Me Sleep Quietly Mask to stop...
Sure, it looks crazy, but is it crazy enough to work? We recently talked about how back in the spring our Japanese-language reporter Mariko Ohanabatake moved to a different part of Tokyo. What we...
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Pokémon Sleep gameplay finally revealed in video, pre-registration opens【Video】
Game tells you which Pokémon you sleep like, and the better you snooze, the more Pokémon friends you make. It’s been so long since we first heard about Pokémon Sleep that you’d be forgiven for...
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We tried Pokémon Sleep at an exclusive overnight pre-release experience
We’re pretty sure it will make you want to sleep more and better. After getting a video preview of Pokémon Sleep, a project that was announced nearly five years ago, we were hoping it wouldn’t be long...
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Standing sleeping pods coming to Tokyo cafe, promise to relieve fatigue and...
Nescafé Harajuku is offering the opportunity to nap like a giraffe. The whole point of stepping into a cafe for a cup of coffee is that it’s more comfortable and relaxing than just grabbing a drink...
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We take a giraffe nap in a standing sleep pod at a cafe in Tokyo
Testing the benefits of vertical sleep and coffee in Harajuku. Earlier this month, Nescafé announced it would be giving customers at its Harajuku cafe the opportunity to enjoy a cup of coffee…and a...
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Miyagi hot spring inn offering free sleep analysis as part of relaxing,...
Three Japanese companies are working together to help show the importance of a good night’s sleep. Sleep is important for a lot of reasons; it’s great for health, for beauty, and for mood and...
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Crazy gadget company Thanko’s new “earphones” don’t play music, do heat your...
Sleep aid device Mimipokka skips the tunes to focus on relaxation and destressing. Whenever Japanese gadget maker Thanko comes up with a new idea, you can expect it to be baffling, brilliant, or maybe...
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Pokémon travel gear lineup includes transformable pillows to keep your neck...
If you’re taking a trip, Pikachu and some of his pals want to tag along. At its heart, Pokémon is a series about setting off on a journey to new, exciting places. You can’t catch ‘em all from within...
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