taste test (Page 55)
Sweet, light, and refreshing – this frappe is the perfect way to enjoy the warmer weather.
After falling in love with tacos in Mexico, our taste tester tests the newest outside-the-box idea from Sushiro.
This recipe is even better than the new McShake, with much more of that distinctive Japanese flavour.
Just because you’re sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to the good food.
Our reporter Seiji ventures back to Ueno’s bug vending machine to learn if crickets and grasshoppers taste the same.
Julian Pie Company gives our Japanese sweets fan her first taste of America’s signature dessert.
We take a chance with a random selection from a machine that sells tarantulas and dung beetles for you to eat.
They supply the beef, you supply the bowl.
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“World’s most expensive toaster” from Mitsubishi uses rice cooker technology to toast bread to perfection.
Starbucks gives us a delicious reminder that sakura sweets are different from cherry ones.
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2nd line of Casio watch rings hits Japanese capsule machines and we got the secret one!
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Mt. Fuji hiking trail reservation system and advance payment details released
Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
Gorgeous matcha ajisai parfait ice cream bars appear just in time for hydrangea season
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Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed- Studio Ghibli releases new mug and tumbler collection featuring Jiji and Totoro
Japanese public toilet becomes a tourist attraction in Tokyo
“Mt. Fuji convenience store” issues apology for bad tourist manners, adds multilingual signs
Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan
Japan’s wedding gift etiquette rule is too expensive, young people in survey say
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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
- 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
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
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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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