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Häagen-Dazs’s Japan hardly ever disappoints, but hardly any ice cream has ever made our taste-tester this happy.
Our ace reporter learns that the fried balls of octopus in Kansai are not quite what he expected.
Charming old post town serves up a culinary tradition you won’t find anywhere else in Japan.
We’ve compiled our favorite parts of this year’s event, including the largest-ever collection of special food, goods, and a new HamiKuma variant.
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