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![New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/09/0_c8e809.jpg?w=640 "New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]")
![Are Japan’s room-temperature curry packets the boxed lunch heroes we’ve been looking for? [Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/5_e1be86.jpg?w=640 "Are Japan’s room-temperature curry packets the boxed lunch heroes we’ve been looking for? [Taste test]")
Packets of curry you can store and eat at room temperature could be the answer to our prayers for portable, smell-safe curry.
![Yoshinoya gets into fancy fish, but is the cheap beef king reaching too far? [Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/12_30cf37.jpg?w=640 "Yoshinoya gets into fancy fish, but is the cheap beef king reaching too far? [Taste test]")
![Coco’s Japan is very confident in their chilled ramen, but should they be? [Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/20_bcb735.jpg?w=640 "Coco’s Japan is very confident in their chilled ramen, but should they be? [Taste test]")
![Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/3_6e73b0.jpg?w=640 "Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]")
A cool idea from Coolish, and further proof that sweet bean paste makes everything better.
![Taco sandwiches appear in Japan with new Lunch Pack sandwich pocket flavor[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/5_b24272.jpg?w=640 "Taco sandwiches appear in Japan with new Lunch Pack sandwich pocket flavor[Taste test]")
Japan’s favorite quasi-local curry launches convenience store version – Does it match the real deal?
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![Taco Spaghetti appears in Japan, and our taco fan rushes to try it[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/2_fd30d3.jpg?w=640 "Taco Spaghetti appears in Japan, and our taco fan rushes to try it[Taste test]")
Tacos and spaghetti have earned love around the world, but will their meeting in Japan be a tragedy?
![Testing Japan’s latest food hack trend: Adding instant corn soup powder to popcorn[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/cornpotagepopcorn.jpg?w=640 "Testing Japan’s latest food hack trend: Adding instant corn soup powder to popcorn[Taste test]")
![The adorable, delicious joy of the Totoro cream puff gift box[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/t.jpg?w=640 "The adorable, delicious joy of the Totoro cream puff gift box[Taste test]")
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