Shibuya restaurant is ready to give customers as big a smile as the rising anime director’s feel-good movies.
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And not just any 16-year-old ramen, but 16-year old ramen that was supposed to have been recalled.
A Hiroshima City meat shop and restaurant serves a tonkatsu pork cutlet and rice dish for just 350 yen…and somehow stays in business.
An aversion to gluten doesn’t have to interfere with your gluttony for ramen at the collection of prestigious restaurants specializing in the delicious noodles.
Animators with ties to Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney Japan team up for mouth-watering anime ad.
From cakes to rice rolls, these delicious looking food items inspired by popular mascot cat Nyaran are almost too cute to eat!
Taking a trip to Mie Prefecture and Ise Shrine? Don’t forget to bring your camera, and your appetite too.
If you like watermelon, you’ll definitely want to sink your teeth into these unique treats…and you won’t even have to worry about getting your fingers wet with juice!
Our man Mr Sato was recently granted access to the offices of Twitter Japan—and it turns out they put on a great spread every Monday!
Some would say it’s wrong to go to a fancy steakhouse and order a burger. If so, then we don’t want to be right.




















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