Pikachu Plates, Eevee Burgers, solving the mystery of what’s inside Mimikyu’s costume, and a very, very special guest.
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Before you dig into your instant noodles, remember this important step that comes from caring for cats.
You may think you don’t need such a frivolous item, but we’re here to tell you that you do.
And it’s all thanks to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15s (and an Ishikawa-based vendor).
The San Francisco-based deli is now offering its bagels, sandwiches and nourishing Jewish-American comfort food in the heart of Tokyo, and we visited them on opening day!
If you’re hungry and quick enough, this eating challenge in Tokyo’s liveliest student neighborhood can make a tidy profit.
From Pop Team Epic to Cowboy Bebop, this professional confectioner’s anime and video game dojin works are edible!
Sakura sweets lineup also includes mouth-watering cherry blossom cake with two sakura-sourced ingredients.
Japan’s version of the fast food giant has surpassed an already optimistic forecast and landed in a Big Mac truck load of cash.
Meg decides to get back to basics by using the natural cooling power of snow to create a delicious matcha dessert.
Yeah, all those boutiques in Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku district are nice, but this is our new favorite place in the neighborhood.
A tasty, clever way to say “We’re just friends” in a country where women give chocolate to both lovers and platonic male acquaintances on February 14.
We take a break from daydreaming about Valentine’s Day chocolate as Japan’s newest crazy comfort ramen becomes a reality.
It’s almost like this piece of sushi is saying “Hi!” before it gets eaten.

















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Japanese sweets shop sells an ohagi so exquisite it sells out by noon
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Forget Tokyo go-karts – there’s a new way to sightsee on four wheels in Japan
Harajuku Custom Icees come to help Tokyo’s Takeshita Street stay cute and cool this summer
We invent ice slurry somen to combat the extreme Japanese summer heat【SoraKitchen】
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