Apparently, some Japanese men really don’t like to eat alone in public. But are they simply too shy, or is there something else going on?
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RocketNews24’s mightiest eaters assemble to take on competitive eater and devourer of all things delicious (and possibly the occasional soul too) Sachiyo Masubuchi.
Because the best way to celebrate the arrival of a fast train is with a serving of fast food.
Nestlé Japan is starting a membership service for its Kit Kat Chocolatory product line, and it comes with a chance to win an actual gold Kit Kat!
It’s not like we really needed any more reasons to eat potato chips, but matcha and chocolate together make a pretty convincing argument.
One Piece fans in South Korea are getting a piece of the superpower-granting Devil Fruit in the form of Devil Cake!
The recipe calls for meticulously sticking dry noodles into numerous mushroom stalks. Uppercutting the entire dish into the atmosphere out of sheer frustration at the difficulty of that step is, we presume, optional.
We got a sneak peek at McDonald’s Japan’s upcoming menu item: a burger topped with Hokkaido-grown mashed potato, cheese, and onion soy sauce.
This customer experience is blowing up all over social media, or it would be if anyone could get to their cell phones.
If you work in an urban hub like Tokyo, you can pretty much forget about seeing everyday countryside sights like rice paddies and plump red tomatoes. That is, unless you work here…
Is Tokyo restaurant’s new menu item a culinary dream come true, or do two rights make a wrong?
Everyone thinks of big bellies when they envision sumo wrestlers, but it turns out the pros have gigantic hands too.
We try out this revolutionary condiment that could change the way everyone eats sushi, sashimi, or anything really.
Just because it’s called “peach” and looks peach, doesn’t mean it’s peach-flavored. And just because it’s “strawberry-flavored,” doesn’t mean it’s strawberry-flavored either…
Snow White and the Wicked Queen cosplay is now complete with this specially grown black “poison apple”.
What happens when renowned Kyoto tea makers are inspired by fine French chocolates? You get stunning and mouth-watering sweets like these!
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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