January, 2023 (Page 8)

Easy yet tasty instant miso soup ball recipe will help you clear out your kitchen【SoraKitchen】

Simple and quick to make, these miso soup balls are not only delicious but will help get rid of any ingredients you have lying around!

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Ginza Cozy Corner’s Disney lucky bag fukubukuro leaves us with a bad taste in the mouth

Not exactly the happiest bag on Earth. 

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Levi’s lucky bag has tremendous value packed inside…but are they things we’ll actually wear?

We decide if the popular American jeans brand delivers this year. 

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Did you know you can “wash” your smartphone at McDonald’s in Japan? 【Video】

Ingenious two-step process allows you to clean your hands and your smartphone at the same time. 

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Ghibli Museum entrance is actually…the Catbus?!

It’s been staring us in the face all this time but we never made the connection until now.

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We push our luck and buy a lucky bag from a Japanese vending machine

New Year, new vending machine, and this one is filled with fukubukuro.

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Japanese food court cream puff chain has 1-hour lineups for lucky bags

Everyone wants a piece of Beard Papa this New Year’s.

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Comparing two Starbucks fukubukuro shows just how different lucky bags can be

Proof that lucky bags really are the luck of the draw.

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Is Village Vanguard Outlet’s 2023 lucky bag filled with 60,000 yen worth of trash or treasure?

As usual, we cannot resist the lure of a tremendous bargain–even if all we get is useless junk. 

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Japan’s Muji “Fukukan” continues to disppoint New Year’s lucky bag lovers

A slight improvement on last year, but nothing like the cans of glory days.

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No mystery as to how adorable Sanrio’s 2023 fukubukuro lucky bags are

2023’s lucky bag is not only really cute, but for our reporter, quite profound.

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Ikea’s cheap lucky bag captures the true essence of Japan’s fukubukuro tradition

Take a look at what we received for 1,000 yen!

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The Mos Burger x Cinnamoroll lucky bag is a treat for Sanrio fans

Japanese fast food chain teams up with a popular character for its New Year’s fukubukuro. 

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This Year of the Rabbit, visit some of the best Japanese sightseeing spots related to rabbits

Real-life bunnies, bunny statues, bunny amulets, bunny mythology–make this year truly the Year of the Rabbit, through travel!

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KFC Japan gives us a finger-lickin’ good lucky bag for 2023

Fried chicken fukubukuro is a great way to forget our New Year’s resolutions. 

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Ikea celebrates New Year in Japan with a fukubukuro lucky bag filled with surprises

Ikea says “Blåhaj!” to New Year by giving us a bunch of products that are just as random.

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Hayao Miyazaki draws Year of the Rabbit illustration for New Year’s card to Studio Ghibli fans

The rabbit on this nengajo even comes with a name and intriguing backstory. 

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Mr. Sato goes back to the junk shops of Akihabara, where the real lucky bag action is

It just wouldn’t be New Year’s without a bag of junk.

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Survey says osechi New Year’s food differs according to each region in Japan

And even though there are some staples on the menu throughout the nation, what goes into those staples also varies!

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Air from 2022 for sale on Japanese flea market app Mercari

Start the new year off with some great deals on vintage air!

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