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This Tokyo bakery hasn’t changed its curry bread recipe in nearly 100 years, and it doesn’t need to.
Like the samurai lord who visited 400 years ago, we get beckoned to this suburban temple by its feline charm.
What happens when an Iron Chef contestant opens his own ramen restaurant? He creates a new kind of cuisine: ramen kaiseki.
Once strictly for the suburbs, Sushiro lets fans in Tokyo’s otaku district enjoy tasty sushi and still have plenty of cash left over for anime merch.
In a country where asking for, and even offering, help can be culturally difficult, these kindhearted badges aim to make a difference.
The man behind the Internet’s giant Starbucks mug meme drinks from a jumbo mug inside a jumbo mug.
A glut of GIFs chronicle our reporter’s journey as he makes himself look weird in an effort to also make himself look handsome.
An extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-extra-large order.
Yes, but they can’t drink there…but not because it’s a rule. It’s just… Ahhh, just see for yourself.
We send Dragon Ball’s anime prince to listen to important businessmen talk about important business stuff.
Almost all drink makers caution against it, but one says it’s safe as long as you follow some special rules.
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[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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