Fast food chain’s first-ever Christmas restaurant serves to break away from the nation’s fried chicken tradition.
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Survey creates map of what different parts of Japan call one of its favorite traditional desserts.
Gurakoro and Gurakuro came out on same day, filling fans’ hearts with joy and filling their stomachs with gratin croquettes.
It’s not Turkish, and even the rice plays a minor role, but it’s a meal beloved by locals that always sees a clean plate at the end of the meal.
We head to Shinjuku to encounter these Square Enix video game mascots turned tasty treats.
Matcha Fair is now underway at Ikea Japan with brand-new green tea sweets for the winter holiday season.
Foodies today might be the dishes in a very different light than they did a generation ago as sushi now sits in the number-three rank.
Take a bite out of one of these popular places where you can see the behind-the-scenes manufacturing process of some of your favorite foods in Japan.
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