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New Tokyo sweets shop offers 648 different mochi ice cream dumpling combinations

Customizable Yukimi Daifuku shop makes an amazing variety of sweet treats so that you can find the perfect one for you.

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Cup Noodle hamster wheel is the new adorable pet toy animal lovers in Japan want[Video]

Instant ramen maker shows that even hamsters will fall in love with Cup Noodle, if given the chance.

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What’s it like to join Tokyo’s walking-and-talking-with-strangers club for a day?

We strap on our shoes and head into downtown Tokyo for a philosophical conversation prompt and a walk with a whole bunch of people we’ve never met before.

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And now, a crazy-looking way to stay cool this summer, from Japan’s crazy gadget company

Summer in Japan can be brutally hot, but thankfully, Thanko is here to help.

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Japan’s cafe that won’t let you go home until you solve a puzzle is opening in Osaka’s canal district

Hatena Coffee continues to make customers smile as they scratch their heads.

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Gigantic gacha machine appears in Tokyo department store for capsule toy celebration

Monster Capsule is a gacha behemoth.

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133-year-old Japanese company’s cookies go beyond matcha with dashi and shichimi flavors

Kayanoya’s Satoyama Cookies give you four flavors for a snack session unlike any other.

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Tokyo’s insane Garlic Ramen is a meal, and an aroma, you’ll never forget[Taste test]

There aren’t enough breath mints in the world to save us, but we’re going in anyway.

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KFC Japan’s “The American Burgers” include a pile of guilt

KFC set out to recreate the image of three parts of the U.S. in sandwich form, and it looks like they hit at least one bullseye.

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Bizarre Japanese vending machine sells “Peace and Equality” and “Angels and Demons”

We find out just how devilish and angelic these 100-yen surprises are.

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Pizza Hut Japan’s drinkable curry pizza is here – Is it all we dreamed it would be?[Taste test]

Too much of a good thing, or just enough?

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Man in Japan calls in bomb threat because he doesn’t want to go to his own work farewell party

Whatever happened to just faking a stomach ache?

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Japanese temple burns to the ground, fire burning inside for 1,200 years unharmed

Sacred fire saved from non-sacred fire on Miyajima.

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The story of our reporter P.K. Sanjun’s heart attack

There are two phone numbers to remember in a situation like this, but one is much more important.

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Suspected yakuza member arrested for having frequent flyer mile account

Not quite as glamourous as a secret bank account.

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Shochu maker on remote Japanese island plays music as its spirits age, flavor varies by genre

Rock shochu and reggae shochu really do taste different from each other.

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7-Eleven Japan is releasing Greedy chocolate chip and whipped cream sandwiches

We’re not sure if we can say greed is good, but it does look delicious.

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Man tells Nintendo HQ “I’m going to blow you all the hell up,” gets arrested by Kyoto cops

Video game developer received threatening letter earlier this spring.

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Pizza Hut now sells curry pizza in Japan

Make that “drinkable curry pizza.”

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Dr Pepper knockoff Mr Popper is a cult drink in Japan, but does it taste like the real thing?

The poor man’s Dr Pepper might not be so poor after all. 

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