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Five Okinawan foods that have changed our reporter’s view on local cuisine forever

Sometimes it’s not that the food isn’t delicious, it’s just you don’t have enough life experience to enjoy it yet.

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The perks of drinking root beer at A&W in Japan

American diner chain in Okinawa has a special offer that a lot of Japanese locals don’t know about.

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Why almost all Japanese people hate root beer

When living in another country it’s only natural to miss some of the tastes of home. In my case, the extreme rarity of root beer has been a source of sadness. Time to time I’ll come across a supermarket or import shop that carries it and am sure to pick up a can despite its often exorbitant price of around 200 yen (US$1.69).

The reason for the absence of the drink on the Japanese market is obvious though. Although root beer has its share of detractors even in its home of America, the sheer number of people who can’t stand the stuff in Japan is huge. What is it that makes root beer so overwhelmingly disgusting to Japanese people?

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