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New Japanese convenience store sandwiches feel like they’re out to kill us

A katsu sandwich and doughnut sandwich so immense they’re simply called “THE Calorie”.

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Hotcake-man steamed pancake buns make their heroic return to Japanese convenience stores

We missed you, Hotcake-man!

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We tried KFC Japan’s special fried chicken for when you’re drinking booze, have just one complaint

New Ninniku Crispy flavor was designed specifically to pair well with alcoholic beverages.

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What’s the best way to eat Japanese cream stew and rice, “together” or “separate?”【Survey】

Survey results point to possible regional differences.

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Can our gourmet writers tell luxurious wagyu beef jerky from the cheap imported beef stuff?

Time to separate the jerky from the jerks.

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Our top 3 cafes in Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s newest and possibly swankiest shopping complex

Complex also happens to be located in Tokyo’s new tallest skyscraper.

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This remote island guest house may have converted our “private rooms only” traveling reporter

If you’ve never tried a guest house before, you definitely should!

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Japan’s Great Gratin Croquette Burger War begins: McDonald’s vs. Lotteria【Taste test】

The battle for the heart and stomach of fast food fans gets started, and our taste buds are the battleground.

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Ghibli New Year’s Totoro decoration sells out online, but there’s still a way you can get one

Studio Ghibli’s ode to New Year becomes a sell-out hit online.

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There’s a Tokyo bar with Japanese whisky inside bookstore inside Japan’s tallest building

Slow Page pours classy coffee too at Azabudai Hills.

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There’s a real-world Pokémon Sandshrew Park in Japan, and it’s adorable!【Photos】

Sand-loving Pokémon look right at home in this famous-for-sand prefecture.

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The time P.K. flatly refused a request from his deceased best friend’s mom at their first meeting

A long-buried memory recently resurfaced during our Japanese-language reporter’s annual memorial trip–and he still doesn’t know how to feel about it.

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Instant-ramen coated fried chicken appears in Tokyo, instantly makes us hungry, happy【Taste test】

Ikekara makes its way to Japan’s capital.

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Pokémon GO melds with Tokyo’s traditional neighborhood for Asakusa Routes event, gets thumbs up from us

Our Pokémon GO-loving reporter walks Pikachu’s Past and Present Route.

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Kyoto hotel OMO5 Kyoto Gion offers Yojiya cosmetics Pretty Girl Room Stay for New Year’s season

OMO5 Kyoto Gion by Hoshino Resorts partners with Kyoto cosmetics brand Yojiya for Fresh Beginnings in Kyoto Pretty Girl themed rooms.

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Are you Team Taiyaki or Team Takoyaki? – Weighty Food Debate, Street Food Snack Edition

We pick between two Japanese street foods that sound alike, but couldn’t be much more different.

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Visiting Ueno Zoo for the first time as an adult shows our reporter the true appeal of the place

Seiji finally visits the zoo that pretty much everyone else who lives in Tokyo has already been to.

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Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel adds kotatsu and hot sake service for a warm way to chill in the sky

This solves the one and only problem with Japan’s amazing heated tables.

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New Japanese KitKat flavour, Sugar Butter Tree, is like cracking a chocolate tree branch

A new must-try Japanese KitKat to put on your shopping list!

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Our search for Kyoto Station’s cheapest souvenir reveals a surprisingly sweet find

You don’t have to spend a lot to get a great souvenir in Kyoto.

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