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Ridiculously easy and amazingly tasty come together in this takikomigohan rice cooker idea.
Find out what you should order from the menu at this super popular family restaurant chain.
Häagen-Dazs’s Japan hardly ever disappoints, but hardly any ice cream has ever made our taste-tester this happy.
The American ice cream chain has closed all of its branches in east Japan, but this Tokyo train station sells its frozen treats from a vending machine.
There’s a premium matcha version of Japan’s favorite cheap chocolate cookie snack, and we need to know if it offers anything the standard one doesn’t.
Totoro-themed bakery whips up new batch of treats inspired by the Studio Ghibli anime classic.
Admire how molten candy is transformed into tiny works of art, and then brutally hack at them.
Chocolates, insulated bags, and tumblers featuring stars from Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and more.
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