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Our reporter was craving some grilled eel, but ended up with something even more delicious!
Despite gyoza taking the center stage at this restaurant, something else on the menu provided the biggest shock of all.
Looking for top-quality sushi at an incredibly low price in the capital of Okinawa? This hidden gem will tick all your boxes.
The food tasted great on our trip to this Seattle ramen restaurant, but some things were very different from what our reporter is used to in Japan.
Recreating the expensive restaurant experience at home with authentic ingredients, at a fraction of the price you’d usually pay for them.
For those days where you can’t decide if you want to eat curry, ice cream or ramen, why not just have all three at once?




















Start saving room now – Japanese grocery store’s biggest sushi roll yet is coming for Setsubun
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Japanese convenience store Family Mart adding crane games to thousands of branches
Proposed sakura name for new middle school in Japan draws complaints for kamikaze overlap
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Visiting the Japan Snake Center, the Gunma zoo dedicated entirely to snakes
Starbucks Japan releases new Stanley bottles and exclusive drinkware at Reserve Roastery Tokyo
Brain Gymnastics Quiz: Move one matchstick to create the name of a Japanese Prefecture
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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
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】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Visiting the Japan Snake Center, the Gunma zoo dedicated entirely to snakes
Starbucks Japan releases new Stanley bottles and exclusive drinkware at Reserve Roastery Tokyo
Brain Gymnastics Quiz: Move one matchstick to create the name of a Japanese Prefecture
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
Site of Japan’s most famous samurai murder is now a Kyoto karaoke joint
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
Store where you pay to shoplift returns to Tokyo
Is Kyoto less crowded with tourists after China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning?【Photos】
Japanese high schools abolish old rules, provide freedom with underwear, hair and dating
You can now buy a Japanese train station clock in Japan
Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls
Uniqlo Ukiyo-e Blue T-shirts: A cool-hued reinterpretation of some of Japan’s greatest paintings