Ice cream in fried tofu? Taste-testing ice cream inari, a substitute for ice cream cones【Taste test】
Coffees, cocktails, sodas and green teas deliver flavours to match the mood of harvest season.
Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it.
We indulge in some of the freshest fish from Japan’s northeastern coast in a gloriously colorful seafood buffet.
Number of high schoolers who’ve kissed or lost their virginity drops to half of early-2000s peak.
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Two of the country’s best coffeehouse chains go head to head in this battle of seasonal flavours.
Japan’s supernatural world springs to life in a special Hyakki Yagyo event you won’t want to miss.
We indulge in all five new offerings to determine how the new ones compare with those of autumns past.
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
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