Our reporter completes a challenging race only to face a tougher challenge — a giant rice ball!
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Japan’s top rice-growing prefecture designs character, releases two videos in hope of changing anime breakfast trope.
Lawson, 7-Eleven and Family Mart go head-to-head in this konbini battle but there can only be one winner.
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
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Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
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