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Our reporter Seiji ventures back to Ueno’s bug vending machine to learn if crickets and grasshoppers taste the same.
And of course, we got the ‘extra meat’ topping, because the only thing better than meat is MORE meat.
Tips for an easy take on a popular home-cooked meal to try while social distancing at home.
If you’re working from your home office, isn’t is also time to start eating at your home pub?
A two-fifths-scale inside look at what made Sony’s original video game system work brings back some full-size reminders of something we should never forget.
Julian Pie Company gives our Japanese sweets fan her first taste of America’s signature dessert.
Former AKB48 idol channels her faith that ramen fans will be back at her restaurant in the future into making sure workers get paid in the present.
With the walls closing in on him in his Tokyo apartment, SoraNews24’s Go Hatori figures out a way to work his body and free his mind.
A formative food fantasy has been made real, and you can get it delivered straight to your door.
Mr. Sato is wiser, and healthier, than people think, and he’s here to help you stay loose and limber.
Empty Akihabara – Tokyo’s otaku district hit hard by coronavirus outbreak【Photos】
The gathering point for anime and game fans from around the globe looks eerily different these days.
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