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Company behind Cup Noodle creates a bit of culinary camouflage to keep your meal from being the topic of unwanted conversations.
Innovative chef shows us how to create a feline friend who’s cute and delicious to boot.
We try eight of the new Omusubi sweets that people in Japan are going crazy for right now.
The country’s favorite portable food is your best friend while traveling in Japan, and here are 10 types to become buddies with.
Lawson convenience stores took two staples of Japanese cuisine and smashed them together for our pleasure.
These rice balls are meant to be cooked easily and to last for a long time…but do they sacrifice flavor for function?
Our Japanese reporter investigates the Michelin-recommended udon restaurant and nabs one of their precious thirty meals per day.
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We’ve all heard of instant noodles; now it’s time for instant rice balls. Or…sort of instant.
Handmade leather accessories are specially designed for Japan’s greatest, healthiest convenience store snack.
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Studio Ghibli now sells Ursula’s backpack from Kiki’s Delivery Service at its anime shop in Japan
One Piece creator has hidden secret of anime treasure’s identity in chest at bottom of real-world ocean
Live-action One Piece’s Luffy teaches Sesame Street’s Elmo a Japanese word for friendship[Video]
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Free food awaits those who finish “Spicy Mapo Tofu of Hell,” but it isn’t easy
Tokyo street sweets: The must-snack treats of Nakano’s Refutei
Japan’s cherry blossom season predicted to start earlier than we’d thought, especially in Tokyo
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Starbucks Japan releases first-ever Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day Frappuccino
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- One Piece creator has hidden secret of anime treasure’s identity in chest at bottom of real-world ocean
- Japan’s cherry blossom season predicted to start earlier than we’d thought, especially in Tokyo
Japan Extreme Budget Travel! A trip from Tokyo to Izumo for just 30,000 yen [Part 2]
Japan’s craziest burger chain takes menchi katsu to new extreme levels
Sakura Festival in Chiyoda mixes illuminations, boats, music, and Rilakkuma in the heart of Tokyo
Viral Japanese cheesecake from Osaka has a lesser known rival called Aunt Wanda
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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Super-salty pizza sends six kids to the hospital in Japan, linguistics blamed
Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026
Foreign tourists in Japan will get free Shinkansen tickets to promote regional tourism
The 10 most annoying things foreign tourists do on Japanese trains, according to locals
Take a trip to Japan’s Dododo Land, the most irritating place on Earth
Naruto and Converse team up for new line of shinobi sneakers[Photos]
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home- Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
- Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Live-action One Piece’s Luffy teaches Sesame Street’s Elmo a Japanese word for friendship[Video]
Visiting Japan’s one-and-only, and only-for-a-limited-time, Dragon Ball noodle restaurant[Photos]
Free food awaits those who finish “Spicy Mapo Tofu of Hell,” but it isn’t easy
Tokyo street sweets: The must-snack treats of Nakano’s Refutei
Japan’s cherry blossom season predicted to start earlier than we’d thought, especially in Tokyo
Kodomo no Omocha creator draws new manga pages for an unexpected new home
Make a Burger King Whopper at home with new CooKING Burger @Home delivery set
New Wendy’s chicken burger inspired by ramen contains…no ramen?
Free Pokémon-catching mini game with all 151 Kanto Pokémon added to Google searches!
Kyoto planning surprise late-night inspections of Airbnb-style rentals to fight overtourism
Japanese vending machine in Edo-period town sells a very rare type of tofu
Sanrio says, “Hello Kitty is not a cat.” Whaaa?
Our reporter gives up on 1,000-yen capsule machines, except for these ones… They feel different
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