A long-buried memory recently resurfaced during our Japanese-language reporter’s annual memorial trip–and he still doesn’t know how to feel about it.
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We pick between two Japanese street foods that sound alike, but couldn’t be much more different.
Seiji finally visits the zoo that pretty much everyone else who lives in Tokyo has already been to.
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It may look like nothing special, but it’s actually the perfect vegetable to pair with anything!
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