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Japan’s Finger Pants capsule toys are exactly what they say there are…and we’re not sure why

Honest marketing doesn’t always mean easy to understand.

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Japanese convenience store or Japanese supermarket: Which one is cheaper?

Popular drinks and snacks in Japan really do come with different price tags.

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Wasp larvae bento: a traditional delicacy in the Japanese mountains

A local specialty best eaten with a side of courage.

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Japanese lingerie saleswoman gives Internet a lesson in what bust sizes look like in real life

“There is a tendency to misunderstand breast sizes.”

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We can’t stop eating this chicken ramen noodle and chocolate snack we made【SoraKitchen】

Stuck for inspiration for Valentine’s Day or just fancy something sweet AND salty? Why not give this recipe a try?

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The 10 best manga to read in 2022, as recommended by Japanese bookstores

How many of the listed titles do you recognize?

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Our Japanese reporter falls in love with “Lebanese-style gyudon”【SoraKitchen】

”It’s super easy and soaked with umami!”

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Sakura Lindor: A Lindt chocolate you can only buy in Japan

We find out what it’s like to bite into a Lindor cherry blossom.

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We tried a Japanese egg steamer to achieve the perfect breakfast eggs without a stove

No more careful timing needed for the perfectly boiled egg!

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Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way: The first driving test a few more times

Third time isn’t such a charm after all.

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Have we been making pancakes wrong this whole time? Japan’s Zen-Noh shares the best technique

For fluffy flapjacks, there’s something you need to do right at the very start.

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Japanese KitKat Bears debut exclusively in Japan, but are they any good?

Join us as we break into this limited-edition box of Valentine’s Day chocolates.

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Blast from the past as this year’s makeup trends inspired by looks from the ’80s and 2000s

Travel back in time with these retro-looking hair and make-up styles!
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Sega name to be removed from all of its arcade branches in Japan as part of rebranding

Sayonara, Sega.

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A random stranger (or possibly a river spirit) gives us a ramen recommendation by a frozen stream

He also makes a startling invitation.

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Discount super market’s super cheap bento wows us with its looks, confuses us with its taste

A tremendous value for money…that is, if you don’t mind eating it.

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“Hey, Japanese taxi driver, take us to the best restaurant in Kobe!”

It took more steps than we’d expected, but we finally got an answer.

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We eat Kyoto’s best-loved noodle dish at the restaurant that invented it

Nishin soba is a Kyoto specialty, but does the restaurant that created it do it best?

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How much Valentine’s Day chocolate do Japanese schoolgirls give, and to who?【Survey】

Survey breaks down amounts of honmei, tomo, and kazoku chocolate.

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Is the ideal spouse someone who’s your best friend or your war buddy? Japanese singles sound off

Survey ranks the top five married couple archetypes.

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