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Beef bowl fast food chain also ditches trademark colors to don those of popular baseball teams.
Our writer dreams of playing video games with his newfound love in his apartment, but first he has to find it under all the garbage.
In order to confront the intimidating and multi-talented Rena “Non” Nonen, our interviewer summons a god of rock.
If you know where to look, you’ll be able to try a jugful of noodles that nobody wanted the owner to create.
Our taste-tester Meg finds out if sushi soup is a guilty pleasure, or an unforgivable sin.
It’s that time of year again: time to buy bundled discounted good from nearly all of Japan’s major retailers!
Feats of strength and porn-loving compatriots are all part of why it ain’t easy being Japanese Santa.
We’ve been looking forward to the Candied Pistachio and the Christmas Raspberry Mocha Frappucinos.
We ignored the advice of one reviewer who said to “never, ever eat” the video game-inspired dish, but was our courageous decision a foolish one too?
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