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We follow a Japanese taxi driver’s recommendation and find a delicious eatery that’s easy on the eyes and the wallet.
When your husband can’t go out to the izakaya during a pandemic, you bring the izakaya to him.
The Big Mac Jr., the classic Big Mac, the Grand Big Mac and the Giga Big Mac are like a happy Big Mac family made of meat and buns.
The Internet is still reeling from the amount of oblong meat products they’ve crammed into a single lunch box.
Our resident soba expert ate at over 200 soba spots in the greater Tokyo area, and here are his top picks.
Flummoxed about where to take a prospective partner for the first time in Japan? Twitter, as always, has the answer (well, an answer).
Our Japanese-language reporter follows a hot tip to a mouth-searing offer he can’t refuse.
Taking advantage of the menu options can have you stuffing your face with delicious curry rice, for less.
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