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Learn how our writer fared after eating emergency rations, as well as her suggestions for anyone who’s making their own disaster food prep pack.
Three prized Japanese sweet potato varieties are in the ingredients for this pair of fall treats.
Coffees, cocktails, sodas and green teas deliver flavours to match the mood of harvest season.
Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it.
We indulge in some of the freshest fish from Japan’s northeastern coast in a gloriously colorful seafood buffet.
Two of the country’s best coffeehouse chains go head to head in this battle of seasonal flavours.
We indulge in all five new offerings to determine how the new ones compare with those of autumns past.
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