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A new style of Japanese dessert revolutionises convenience store sweets, but it comes with a safety warning.
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Getting more convenience store food for our yen is always a fun time, but this campaign is bordering on ridiculous.
We pit the convenience store challenger against Tokyo’s favorite maker of Japan’s beloved octopus dumplings.
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