taste test (Page 41)
Mr Sato gives us his verdict, and stumbles upon the Onigi Remix — a new way to combine them and eat them all!
New drink is said to have a taste unique to Japan, but what does our Japanese reporter think about it?
Cooked beef and raw fish combo makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about seafood.
Häagen-Dazs Japan rolls out a perfect, leveled-up mitsuimo sweet treat for this autumn season.
At which Family Restaurant do you get the best meal for your money at breakfast time? We find out!
Lawson throws its hat into the ring with a new fried chicken, but how does it fare against the offerings from Family Mart and 7-Eleven?
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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
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Japanese public toilet tours become popular with foreign tourists in Tokyo
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Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
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- New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs- 2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
- Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens
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Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
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