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Maybe it won’t be all bad when the machines gain sentience, as long as they prepare some nice snacks for us.
Creators of the Nicolastick apologize for harming the “image and reputation” of the Hollywood actor.
Grab your snack of choice and get those nosebleed tissue plugs because the waifu of snacks is back!
These delectable little snacks will boldly go where no persimmon-seed-shaped cracker has gone before.
Japan has had plenty of special Pringles flavors over the years, but these chips are solely for another nation.
We get our hands on one of Japan’s most sought-after souvenirs to find out what makes them so popular.
It’s been a rough month of ups and downs for anyone who enjoys either pizza-flavored potato chips or exploiting markets.
Snack food company Calbee is playing with fire by expecting people to swallow their new concept potato chips: “Wet Potato, Moist Mild Soy Sauce Flavor.”
A popular Okinawan treat gets a crispy crunch. Join us on a taste-test of delicious proportions!
Marking Japan’s unofficial “Banana Day” celebration of bananas, McDonald’s Japan offers us a sneak preview of its upcoming summer exclusive McFlurry flavor.
If you ever wanted to step back in time to a nostalgic corner shop where just 500 yen (US$4.85) gets you over a hundred different types of signature Japanese snacks and candies, this place is definitely for you.
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Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?
Can French fry and instant yakisoba-flavored sodas surpass kimchi as Japan’s best strange ramune?
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
This Japanese capsule hotel tells you how many times you snore during the night
Man who got entire town’s COVID relief money believed to have lost it all at online casinos
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Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Japan considering doubling entry cap for overseas travelers, waiving on-arrival PCR tests soon
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
Burger King Japan is offering dried ramen instead of French fries in its combo meals
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
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American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】
New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
Japanese drummer makes rubber chicken cover of Attack on Titan Theme 【Interview】
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Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
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Japanese universities determine cats know the names of other cats
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The host who lived? Stabbed host in Shinjuku miraculously recovers from life-threatening injury
How to make your own postcards using photos from your phone at 7-Eleven
Yoshinoya has a semi-secret chicken bowl you won’t find anywhere on its website【Taste test】
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
Our reporters Mr. Sato and Yoshio go chasing their youths at a noodle vending machine 【Pictures】
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