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Step back in time with old-school vending machines that dispense unique products in retro packaging.
A slightly bizarre start made for a delicious meal you can only get on this remote southern Japanese island!
Amusement Wanko Soba Kurukuru Wanko wants you to eat over a hundred bowls of noodles in one sitting.
Does soba pair well with ramen broth? And will our expectations of the presentation meet reality?
At a time when many small restaurants are going out of business, we speak to the manager of one that took the exact opposite approach.
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The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station
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How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
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Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
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Tokyo’s huge new anime entertainment complex reveals opening date, floor guide
Tourists warned about fake volunteer guide near Kinkakuji in Kyoto
Taste the beginning of the end for Japanese Ritz: Wasabi & Cheddar / Tarako & Cream Cheese
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Mt Fuji photo tricks the eye by looking like a moody ink painting
We visit super popular tuna specialty joint Izakaya Hitoshi on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island
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