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Bear meat noodles?!? Tokyo restaurant adds a new kind of niku soba to its menu【Taste test】

Bears are everywhere in Japan these days – even in our noodles.

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Japanese vending machine serves up unique drinks at four Tokyo train stations

When you’re thirsty for something different, this unusual machine has you covered.

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Visiting Japan’s Gyarados Pokémon park in the city with a special connection to Magikarp【Photos】

The town with the carp castle also has a park with the Pokémon carp’s evolved form.

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Does a poopy butthole translate to lottery-winning riches in Japan? The results are in!

Our latest get-rich-quick-with-poop scheme goes head-to-head with other attempts to supernaturally game the system.

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Which Japanese beef bowl chain’s near-identical demon grater onioroshi ponzu gyudon is the best?

We go looking to see if there’s a devil in the details at Japan’s big-three beef bowl chains.

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McDonald’s Japan releases a Mushroom Mountain and Bamboo Shoot Village McFlurry

New limited-edition dessert fans the flames of a longstanding chocolate war. 

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Is Starbucks Japan’s new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino worthy of your love?

With three drinks vying for our attention, we pick our favourites for your consideration.

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We try an unusual buffet of dishes made from wild game at a roadside stop in Chiba

At this store managed by licensed hunters, you can not only purchase meat to go but also try venison, boar, and more at the on-site restaurant.

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We followed Tokyo’s mystery walking map and ended up creating our own bar-hopping adventure

Several bumps in the road, a few glasses of beer, and a black omurice later, we couldn’t be more satisfied with our new discoveries.

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New adults go wild at Seijinshiki Coming-of-Age ceremony in Kitakyushu, Japan 【Photos】

This celebration throws everything you thought you knew about Japanese culture out the window. 

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How lucky are the themed retro video game lucky bags from this shop in the Tokyo boonies?

Love, conquest, existence, and gatherings.

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Our 52-year-old pole dancing reporter shares his tips for achieving your New Year’s exercise goal

Starting in his 40s and still going strong, Mr. Sato offers realistic tips for anyone trying to shift some extra weight this year.

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We ate sushi made from Japan’s most expensive tuna ever【Taste test】

Tokyo’s  record-breaking New Year’s Day fish market auction tuna arrives at one of Japan’s favorite casual sushi restaurant chains.

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10 times to avoid traveling in Japan in 2026

A list of Japan’s three-day weekends plus two vacation periods to dodge if you want to miss the crowds and high prices.

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This quiet forest cafe in Japan lets you read all day in the house of a famous author

Novelist Osamu Dazai’s relocated house now invites visitors in to drink coffee, and disappear into books.

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Here’s what our bachelor writers ate over the New Year’s holiday in Japan

New Year’s in Japan usually involves lots of food and special dishes, so how did our handful of single guys celebrate this year?

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Top Japanese cosplayer Enako returns to Comiket after 6 years, creates mayhem with admirers

The infamous Enako Ring turns into a road as fans swarm venue to catch a glimpse of her. 

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The Purple Lucky Bag from Village Vanguard is an extra-large waste of money

It really puts the “fuk” and “u” back into “fukubukuro.”

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Rakuten randomly offers 58 New Year’s osechi feasts in Japan, but did we get a star or a dud?

Will Ikuna go big or go home with her New Year’s feast this year?

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Village Vanguard’s most expensive Black Lucky Bag sets an ominous tone for 2026

I see a bag of goods and it’s all painted black.

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