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This Tokyo rice ball takes 20 years to make and 2,000 yen (US$14.30) to buy, but is it worth it?

Taste-testing Manma’s premium onigiri in Shinjuku.

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Cost to cook curry rice rises to highest in 10 years, puts pinch on Japan’s budget-friendly food

One of Japanese home chefs go-to cheap meals isn’t as cheap as it used to be.

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Is Denny’s Japan’s new ultra-expensive Amaou strawberry parfait worth it?【Taste test】

Prized Fukuoka fruit delivers joy to the taste buds, shock to the wallet.

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Tokyo restaurant wins prized tuna at New Year auction for 114.2 million yen and serves it up to customers

The best part is their customers get to share the prize.

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Is KFC Japan’s ultra-expensive Christmas-only premium chicken worth it? YES…but also maybe no…

Christmas chicken gets complicatedly delicious.

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Expensive Japanese nail clippers: Are they worth it?

Precision quality from a city known for its blacksmithing techniques. 

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Is Muji’s most expensive instant curry worth its price?【Taste test】

Mujirushi Ginza item would be expensive even for non-instant curry.

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Osaka’s ultra-expensive instant Kiwami Curry: Worth the price?【Taste test】

This instant curry costs more than restaurant varieties, but we can think of at least one scenario where it’d be money well spent.

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Our Osaka native taste-tests the extra-expensive, extra-large Bikkuri Takoyaki octopus balls

Seiji goes big as he goes home.

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A story of how Starbucks Reserve Roastery products always make us forget about money management

Who knows how they’ve turned us against our wallets?

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Trying our luck at premium gacha machines for high-end appliances, camping equipment, and more

The results are “shocking!”

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We try a Le Lectier, the highest-quality European pear available in Japan【Taste Test】

This luxury pear is grown almost exclusively in Niigata. Is it worth splurging on?

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Over 94 percent of Japanese people in survey find movie theater prices too expensive

High prices are part of why many in survey visit the cinema just once a year.

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The most expensive ice cream in Japan? Metallic soft serve frays the nerves of staff who make it

Sparkly soft serve gives you equally sparkly poops the next day.

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Naomi Watanabe’s New York food budget leaves TV co-stars and netizens stunned

People were shocked to learn that eating out in the Big Apple comes with a big bill at the end of your meal.

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We found the “world’s best breakfast” at this Japanese hotel, and it was not cheap【Taste test】

This premium-priced Kobe breakfast broke our brain, but did it make our heart sing or just our wallet cry?

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US$12,000 Final Fantasy figure is so amazingly beautiful it just might be worth the price【Photos】

If you’re gonna drop 1.485 million yen on a video game figure, this is the one to do it on.

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Set of 4,368 train tickets goes on sale to commemorate Japan Railways 150th anniversary

The collection comes in a set of six binders so you can display all 4,368 of your tickets easily.

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Japanese sightseeing train offers amazing luxury…for prices starting at 1.3 million yen per room

Multi-day journeys are both an elegant and an expensive way to see the wonders of Kyushu.

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Cheap vs. expensive — Is a premium-priced tempura bento really worth it?【Taste test】

A bento from a fast food joint versus one from a luxury hotel.

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