Running out of the ramen restaurant to eat its instant version seconds afterwards on the street is the kind of reporting you won’t get anywhere else.
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Japan’s famous tonkotsu ramen chain makes dreams come true with instant cup noodles 20 years in the making.
This gyoza with a flaky croissant crust is so sought after it took a year for our order to arrive.
Self-heating gyudon is half science experiment, half magical alchemy…but how does it taste?
Secret tips and beef bowls from the staff break room are now available to the public for a limited time.
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Japanese city loses residents’ personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
One of Japan’s oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep
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More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Icon’s Mac & Cheese Burger contender for best burger in Tokyo【Taste test】
All-you-can-drink deal for US$4 in Shinjuku is one of the best finds in Tokyo
Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn
Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa
Orange Juice Crisis ’24 – Japan’s OJ supplies drying up
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