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Future Lemon Sour is a world-first, but does it really recreate the izakaya experience at home?
Restaurant offers free noodle refills, with a quick lesson in Japanese so you can order like a local.
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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