Dale Roll

Dale is a world traveler, but her heart will always be in Japan, and not just because she had to sell it to get enough money to FINALLY get that giant Lapras plushie from a UFO catcher. She spent her youth devouring East Asian pop music and dramas, and her student days with her nose in books about the Heian period and the history of Chinese medicine in Japan, so when she moved to Japan it was like a dream come true. She loved her life there and everything that Japan had to offer, but after grudgingly admitting that she loves her husband, whom she met there, even more, she moved with him to Spain. When she isn’t writing or struggling to speak Spanish that isn't mixed with Japanese, she likes to spend her free time eating tasty food, playing Pokémon, rewatching Sailor Moon, and annoying her husband with impromptu karaoke solos.

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We try to strike it rich with a tour of an Edo-era gold mine and a gold panning workshop

Okay, so the mine might be closed…but maybe we can make bank on gold dust!

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We try our luck by spending 100 yen at a mystery capsule machine in a Chiba souvenir shop

How much will we spend to get the top prize this time?

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Do gohan no otomo, Japan’s traditional easy white rice toppings, work with toast?【SoraKitchen】

Exploring the culinary boundaries of bread

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We channel our inner Osakan auntie with a lucky bag full of animal-print clothes

Nothing exudes confidence like being covered in leopard print

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It looks like fish, but does it taste like it? Imitation tuna almost breaks our minds 【Taste test】

Try this fish substitute if you’re trying to cut back on seafood!

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How many married people with children in Japan admit to cheating on their spouse? Survey says…

A recent survey aims to find out who cheats, and why. 

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Is Lotteria’s new meat sauce burger a challenge to the reign of Mos Burger’s Japanese classic?

We taste test to find out!

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Need a taste of spring before the cherry blossoms? Try this Osaka park with over 500,000 flowers

Harvest Hill has you covered with spring this year! 

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House hunting? Here are some tips that might prevent headaches and frustrations

Here’s what our reporter learned to avoid being led in circles by dummy listings. 

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Celebrate cherry blossom season with a wine-and-dine bus tour of Tokyo’s best spots

Why settle for picnicking in one spot when you can dine while cruising around all of them?

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We test out slippers from a company whose couch makes its users “useless human beings”

Will these Yogibo slippers also make us useless? 

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Why not celebrate your graduation with a cool boat trip to the world’s biggest tidal whirlpools?

Embark on a new stage of life with a symbolic boat journey!

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Luxurious cherry blossom red bean white chocolate drinks coming to Godiva Japan

A perfectly decadent combination of east-meets-west in dessert drink form

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We found a rare, true revolving sushi restaurant–and it reminded us why it’s so much fun

It’s hard to find a place that still puts all its sushi on the conveyer belt, but if you can, it’s worth going!

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Ishinomori Manga Museum in Miyagi holding an exhibit for 1970s Miyazaki film Panda! Go Panda!

If you grew up watching this pre-Ghibli anime film, don’t miss the chance to revel in nostalgia!

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This Tokyo hotel has everything you could want–including a great location

We tested it out so you don’t have to–but you’ll want to!

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Pray for sound health for your beloved pets this Setsubun with special good luck sushi rolls just for them

Have your pet face east-northeast while eating these treats on February 3 and it’s sure to bring them good luck!

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Charges dropped against alleged group that broke into vending machine after Noto earthquake

Conflicting reports were made regarding incident after powerful quake on New Year’s Day. 

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We stumbled upon “Pudding Street” in Hanoi, so of course we had to investigate

What’s Vietnamese pudding taste like? We had to find out!

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Let’s try again: Why can’t we make takoyaki with squid instead of octopus?

We asked once before…but surely this time we’ll find the answer we’re looking for. 

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