Japan (Page 7)
Gurakoro and Gurakuro came out on same day, filling fans’ hearts with joy and filling their stomachs with gratin croquettes.
Complete with departure bell alarms, this is a unique way to wake up for your train in the morning.
No city in Japan is more symbolic of overtourism these days than Kyoto, so is the travel downturn from China having a noticeable effect?
It’s not Turkish, and even the rice plays a minor role, but it’s a meal beloved by locals that always sees a clean plate at the end of the meal.
We head to Shinjuku to encounter these Square Enix video game mascots turned tasty treats.
Students studying Japanese as a second language in-country hits historic high, majority of teachers are unpaid volunteers.
Bathhouse just north of Tokyo provides rubber Psyduckies, Ditto sauna stones, and other sights and scents to soothe tired Trainers.
We need to tell you to take a look before the new slang of today outruns us all… eh ho eh ho…
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