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May or may not make your limbs stretch like Luffy, but absolutely will be a dessert you’ll never forget.
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Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate.
It’s not sushi, but it’s the next best thing.
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Tea company that’s been in business for more than 300 years takes Japanese sweets to a pitch-black frontier.
Starbucks Japan kicks off the cherry blossom fun early, because you can never have too many sakura desserts.
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Japan removes tour guide requirement for foreign tourists
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Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
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One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
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Yuzu Pringles: New Japan-exclusive flavour is so stimulating it’s turned Mr P’s eyes to stars
Fashion for the young at heart! A different take on what it means to get older in Japan
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We visit a train station in historical ninja town, see ninja trick art, and become ninjas ourselves
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