Mariko Ohanabatake
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Our reporter returns to a place of her childhood that’s still going strong after decades of operation.
We investigate an intriguing sweets product at the popular international foods chain and discover the secret of its hidden flavor.
Spray it at work and the company is doomed, spray it on the desk of a colleague and they’ll be transferred…this is a spray that’s not to be messed with.
Once a super convenient portal for flying out of Tokyo, a lot of people forget the Tokyo City Air Terminal still exists.
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