Our taste-tester Meg finds out if sushi soup is a guilty pleasure, or an unforgivable sin.
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Latest video makes no mention of donations or outreach to suicide prevention organizations in Japan, however.
And if you’re a traveler or a local with a full load of laundry to do, there’s no more relaxing way to get it done.
Shanghai, already home to more than 600 Starbucks, is now only the second place to get an extra-special Starbucks Reserve Roastery.
Nope, that’s not backwards. The chips really are on the outside in this awesomely clever idea.
A great deal for ramen connoisseurs and beginners looking for a way to try all the staples.
”What’s the best flavor for a French fry sundae?” is a question we never had to answer…until now!
Our veteran salaryman-turned-reporter gives his idea for the one thing that has to change before Japan will stop working itself to death.
Food, art, and exclusive merch are part of love letter to one of the most popular anime of all time, and totally worth a six-hour wait for a table.
Bad news for the country’s declining birth rate is accompanied by rosier development about divorce.
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