Ikuna Kamezawa

Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time

Thanks to the experience and a new oshi, 25 years of mother-daughter conflict began to evaporate in seconds.

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We make Miyagi Prefecture’s famous seri-nabe hotpot using ingredients bought in Sendai

The dish is unique in that all parts of the seri plant are consumed–leaves, stems, and roots included.

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We talk about everything except music with visual kei rock legends Fantastic Circus【Interview】

We stay firmly in our lane and talk about budgies instead.

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Japan’s big eats just got even bigger at this little-known cafe

Things that make you go, “Huh?” are definitely worth trying when you find them. 

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We stumbled upon “Pudding Street” in Hanoi, so of course we had to investigate

What’s Vietnamese pudding taste like? We had to find out!

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“Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best restaurant in Sendai!”

Spur-of-the-moment adventure leads to a surprising meal and a driver that becomes a new friend.

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Can Japan’s yami kawaii fashion still work without the yamu? We find out with this lucky bag【Pics】

Trying on Ank Rouge’s fukubukuro yami-kei starter kit.

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Japanese osechi New Year’s meal lucky bag gives us way more than we bargained for

This is not what we were expecting.

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Pikachu pyjamas make this secret Pokémon fukubukuro lucky bag worth searching for

Proof that in Japan, Pokémon show up in unlikely places. 

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This Japanese maid has a special ability she’d like to share with you

A trick anyone can learn with a bit of practice.

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“Hey, British taxi driver, take us to the best fish and chips shop in this part of London!”

Will another taxi consultation result in another delicious meal?

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Do people in Osaka really eat crunchy fried noodles with curry? We ask a local, then try it out

This is something we’ve never heard of–but not something we’re opposed to trying!

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The story behind “the most hopeful ramen bar in the world”

 Solving the mystery of the “world’s most hectic noodles” from Human Beings Everybody Noodles. 

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“Sipping meat,” the semi-secret Osaka food that sounds like a joke, is seriously tasty

Leave it to Osaka to turn a comedian’s hungover quirkiness into a delicious meal.

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We beat two crane games at a Japanese arcade and take home two lucky bags

Check out our UFO Catcher haul!

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How to go buy condoms without spoiling the mood with the help of Schrödinger’s toilet and robots

Our newly single reporter Seiji devises and tests three methods that could only come from a mind like his.

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Yakuza Oishi Sushi in Laos is criminally sweet

Just look for Big Tom standing out front.

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How do McDonald’s fries taste in the frite nation of Belgium? We find out【Taste test】

And while we’re there we figured we might as well try some burgers, too. 

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Let’s see how conveyor belt sushi is done in Prague

Revolving sushi certainly does get around.

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Our Japanese reporter finds the best Domino’s Pizza in Rome, Italy

When in Rome, we don’t do as the Romans do.

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