Takashi Harada

Testing out the rubber hand illusion in the office to see if people can feel pain in fake limbs

Science is violence.

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Do ANA international inflight meals taste better on the ground than they do in the air?

A fun way to feel like you’re going on a trip…and losing weight at the same time. 

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We ate “the alien of Japan’s Ariake Sea,” and you can too, if you’re brave enough【Taste test】

Facing our fears by eating warasubo and its amphibious cousin.

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Does Harajuku’s ramen restaurant with a constant line live up to the hype? Let’s find out!

Are lines deceptive, or is the food as good as they suggest?

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The AI ’90s yearbook trend hits our office, with hilarious results 【Photos】

Japanese-style American jocks and honors students are here to brighten your day.

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Japanese vending machine is the only one of its kind in Japan, dubbed the “phantom machine”

A neat example of marketing to help a rural community. 

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Japan’s brown Lawson convenience store: a unique find in a rural setting

Unusual colour scheme celebrates the local area. 

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What does vegan ramen taste like? We try Veggie Brown Rice Ramen

Could vegan friendly noodles be the future for ramen? Our reporter finds out!

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Our resident natto lover tries Mythical Natto from Hokkaido and gets spirited away【Taste test】

We tickle our taste buds with a grotesque-looking but premier version of the infamous “foreigner-repelling food.”

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Our Japanese team star in Takeshi’s Castle on Amazon Prime!

Watch our team of zany reporters run around in loincloths as they attempt to beat Beat Takeshi.

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We tried a Korean brand of ramen that has a black broth, and it caused our brains to malfunction

What kind of flavor IS it?!

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How to get a date in Japan, according to hosts in Kabukicho

There’s one piece of dating advice that a mama and hosts all agree on.

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Can you enjoy a day at Tokyo’s Kokugikan sumo stadium if you know nothing about the sport?【Pics】

Our sumo beginner gets a lesson from a kimono-clad veteran.

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We find who gives the best deadpan face in inaugural ‘King of Expressionlessness’ Championship

Who is best able to completely rid their face of any emotion whatsoever? Let’s find out!

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We try Ajinomoto’s new frozen gyoza, come up with a dangerously delicious way to eat them

You’ll never eat gyoza the same way ever again!

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We buy a kitchen gadget lucky bag that was so heavy we had to call for help to bring it home

The “Otoshidama Box of Dreams” is a box worth taking home…if you can carry it. 

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We give raw Pepsi another try, learn an important life lesson along the way【Taste test】

Maybe the real treasure was the raw Pepsi we drank along the way.

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Man vs. Steak: We band together to eat 4.5 kilograms of beef at Ikinari Steak

Will the power of four of our reporters be enough to vanquish 10 pounds of meat?

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Move over ramen and udon, “cup okonomiyaki” has come to play*

*Some actual cooking required

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Happy New Year from NERV! We crack open the 2020 Evangelion fukubukuro lucky bag【Pics】

Plenty of fanservice awaits in this end-of-year Evangelion package, and we didn’t even have to queue for one.

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