Does this washed cheese burger smell as bad as advertised, and if so, what does it taste like?
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Shadowy ghost and poison-types get their moment in the sun, and of course there’s a new Pikachu item too!
“A little” shanking is requested, but that’s not the only weird thing about the baffling bits of Japanese flavor text.
Schlansky imparted his Japanese knowledge on the talk show host, but ended up committing some faux pas of his own.
Chamber of Raven would be a cool video game stage, but instead it’s an amazing real-world restaurant.
Intended penalty for bad manners backfires, prompts pub to make drastic change to its beer pricing policy.
Guidebooks love to say it’s because Japanese people think tipping is rude, but that’s not even close to the whole story.
Mr. Sato once again fails to secure a cheap meal, continues to win at lunch thanks to two gourmet ingredients.
Who needs tongs when you’ve got five perfectly-good, easily-burned fingers right there?
More variety than we’d hoped for at far less than we’d ever expect to pay make this a great place to try types of sushi you’ve never had before.
News of the deaths was first leaked by an anonymous source online, who was outraged when the cafe remained open, posing a risk to more animals.
Visitors to one of the most beautiful places in Japan document the four-legged mafia’s adorable M.O.
What should you do when your customers take your extra large fried food portions for granted? Wear a poster pointing it out is one chef’s answer.
We took a tropical trip to the balmy shores of Nihonbashi, Tokyo to experience the local Poké-culture and taste the bright, beastly cuisine. Alola!
Located in Tokyo’s number one ramen district, this restaurant piles on the wagyu Japanese beef and makes mouthwatering desserts too.
It’s an Atkins dream come true in the form of two all-beef patties inside a pair of camembert cheese slabs.
The name of the restaurant is Coffee Mafia, but it’s the poster for 100-yen beer that has our attention.
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