Go Hatori

Can three inexperienced guys working together beat a NES game from 1987 at Japanese chess?

The classic battle of old man vs old machine

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Testing a cockroach trap from a clothing website on our 100-year-old house【SoraHouse】

Claims to work well in your “home office kitchen.”

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Extreme budget travel! Can you do a quick trip to Angkor Wat with 50,000 yen (US$334)? – Part 1

Go Hatori tests the limits of his wallet by visiting Cambodia’s Angkor Wat via Thailand over three nights and four days.

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The AI ’90s yearbook trend hits our office, with hilarious results 【Photos】

Japanese-style American jocks and honors students are here to brighten your day.

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Can our foodie reporters tell the difference between two brands of tofu with a huge price gap?

These days even cheap tofu tastes high quality, so who among us can spot the luxury tofu?

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How to convert a cheap car into a Japanese taxi…with tape and a wild imagination

Like a really bad, cheapo episode of Pimp My Ride.

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Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 2【Extreme budget travel】

Day 1 was full of exciting experiences…what does Day 2 have in store? 

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Is a weekend trip to Korea possible with just 50,000 yen (US$350)? – Part 1【Extreme budget travel】

How far can Go make his budget stretch on a one-night stay? 

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This themed Starbucks in Seoul is hidden away in possibly the coolest location ever

Getting there was like traveling through several dimensions–but it was so worth it!

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Checking Amazon Japan’s most suspiciously high-rated solar panel charger

We don’t know what to believe anymore.

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Japan’s favorite budget lifestyle goods chain now has classy, cool, and cheap squirt guns

Three Coins helps us build a stylish water arsenal just as a heat wave hits Japan.

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We buy a cheap Japanese mini van to go with our crazy cheap country house 【SoraHouse】

A new set of wheels for a new season at the SoraHouse, our cheap country home.

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Shedding some light on the crazy bright flashlights advertised on Twitter

These lights promise to kill darkness with extreme prejudice.

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Testing out the hardhat with a solar-powered fan we found on a Twitter ad

We once again buy suspicious-looking stuff on the Internet so you don’t have to.

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Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home Season 2: So much poo!【SoraHouse】

The SoraHouse project is back, and first things first: there are entirely too many dead bugs and animal droppings in our country home.

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Our Japanese team star in Takeshi’s Castle on Amazon Prime!

Watch our team of zany reporters run around in loincloths as they attempt to beat Beat Takeshi.

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We trick an online scammer into teaching us how to cook the best fried rice we’ve ever made

A shady start leads to shining glory in the SoraKitchen.

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Extreme budget travel! Can you do a good weekend trip to Taiwan with 50,000 yen (US$370)? – Part 2

Part 2 of our low-cost adventure in Taipei.

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Extreme budget travel! Can you do a good weekend trip to Taiwan with 50,000 yen (US$370)? – Part 1

Go’s latest experiment to see how far he can stretch 50,000 yen on a vacation.

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That time we let Coca-Cola bottles predict our fortunes for the new year

Limited-time campaign comes complete with cute AR bunnies for the Year of the Rabbit.

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