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Family Mart? 7-Eleven? Or a dark horse contender? Join us on this steaming hot konbini odyssey.
We visit Japan’s big three combini, plus one dark horse contender, on our search for nikuman bliss.
Tea company that’s been in business for more than 300 years takes Japanese sweets to a pitch-black frontier.
It’s like Santa came early as we taste test the cake made by Starbucks and its Hiroshima partner.
Pork-stock ramen in onigiri form sounds like a covetous convenience store snack that would require dark powers to create.
Want to get your yatsuhashi fix but live too far away from Kyoto? We’ve got the answer for you!
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Cup Noodle wipes the floor with the competition…at a competition in Japan
Japanese government planning higher ticket prices for foreign tourists at Tokyo National Museum
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Super-salty pizza sends six kids to the hospital in Japan, linguistics blamed
Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026
Foreign tourists in Japan will get free Shinkansen tickets to promote regional tourism
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Starbucks Japan releases a new Cream Puff Frappuccino for a limited time
Step back in time to the Edo period at this unusual highway rest stop in Japan
Visiting Japan’s one-and-only, and only-for-a-limited-time, Dragon Ball noodle restaurant[Photos]
Sento bathhouse gets a new lease on life as a Tokyo cafe and office space
Monkey Majik and Taiiku Okazaki team up for bilingual Japanese-English track【Video】
Japan’s cherry blossom season predicted to start earlier than we’d thought, especially in Tokyo
The new Simose Art Museum in Hiroshima houses a floating, futuristic surprise next to the sea
Is the new Shinkansen Train Desk ticket worth it?
We visited a “terrible” Japanese hot spring hotel near Narita Airport
This Osaka laundromat wants to clean more than your clothes; it also wants to clean you
Why buy a new car when you could get this life-sized anime girl statue for the same price?
Family Mart opens first clothing store in Tokyo
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