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Exploring the freezer section at your local konbini is even more exciting when you’re on holiday.
Our Japanese taste tester gives us his verdict on America’s pancakes, sausage and egg flavour.
Japan’s celebration of Internet culture returns in full force for the first time in four years.
Crazy long sweets are about to take over your Instagram and TikTok feeds, but are they worth eating?
Soup Stock recently started offering free food for babies, so it’s time for one of the SoraBabies to try it out!
With two donuts featuring matcha and two featuring hojicha flavor, tea lovers can take their pick of a more traditional take on the humble donut.
This chain thinks it’s time for Japan to have a new representative burger, so we put it to the test.
Japan’s high-speed trains don’t have designated stroller spots onboard, so where should parents put theirs?
Recommendations from a staff member reveal what they really like to eat behind the scenes.
It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows in the beginning, but it sure turned out that way in the end!
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Japan’s bean sprout shortage hitting Jiro-style ramen businesses hard
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
We waited three hours to get into the new carb heaven all-you-can-eat bread restaurant in Osaka
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KFC Japan releases its first thigh-meat fried chicken burger in 43 years, but was it worth the wait?
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
We waited three hours to get into the new carb heaven all-you-can-eat bread restaurant in Osaka
We hunt for treasure at an all-you-can-stuff Kanagawa secondhand shop for just 1,000 yen
KFC Japan releases its first thigh-meat fried chicken burger in 43 years, but was it worth the wait?
New Studio Ghibli stamp rally set to start in Japan, with exclusive merchandise for anime fans
Ghibli/Kyoto crossover artwork decorates goshuin papers for Zen and Ghibli art exhibition [Pics]
New Gundam plush goods mix cosplay and comfort for Char-custom-level coziness [Pics]
Man in Japan says monkey threw his cat into a pond before attacking him
Foreign travelers sitting on sidewalks of Tokyo’s Ginza are Japan’s latest tourism culture clash
Tokyo Monorail, other east Japan rail networks announce discontinuation of magnetic paper tickets
Studio Ghibli adds Totoro family goods to its anime merchandise store in Japan
American man runs out of money in Japan, gets arrested for overstaying tourist visa
Vietnamese-language driver’s license tests suspended in Japan following alleged cheating
Japanese taxi drivers granted right to kick rude passengers out of their cabs before destination
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