taste test (Page 46)
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?
Is this East-West combo as majestic as a bald eagle soaring past Mt. Fuji, or an abomination that should be buried at the bottom of the Pacific?
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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