vending machines (Page 7)
Our reporter Seiji ventures back to Ueno’s bug vending machine to learn if crickets and grasshoppers taste the same.
We take a chance with a random selection from a machine that sells tarantulas and dung beetles for you to eat.
New installations will provide welcome relief for families with young children while on the road.
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Just when we thought Japanese vending machines couldn’t get any more awesome, we’re happy to be proven wrong.
Almost all drink makers caution against it, but one says it’s safe as long as you follow some special rules.
Yoshinoya’s rival introduces new innovation to the gyudon industry.
The newest natural summer snack sensation is also helping people with disabilities earn livings.
Scale-size recreations of Japan’s ever-present drink machines dispense their own tiny model cans.
Handwritten letters contain messages of bittersweet passion and homicidal jealousy.
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Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
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Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Japan’s massive matcha parfait weighs 6 kilos, contains hidden surprises for anyone who eats it
Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
Limited-edition Carbonara Udon will anger noodle purists and pasta lovers 【Taste test】
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Non-ramen Ramen Restaurant Stars: The quest begins at Tokyo’s Oreryu Shio
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge- French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
New private rooms on Tokaido Shinkansen change the way we travel from Tokyo to Kyoto- Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Studio Ghibli glasses cases let anime characters keep an eye on your spectacles
Tokyo Tsukiji fish market site to be redeveloped with 50,000-seat stadium, hotel, shopping center
Beautiful Ghibli sealing wax kits let you create accessories and elegant letter decorations【Pics】
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things
Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro- Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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- McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
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Pokémon Sleep camping suite and guestrooms coming to Tokyo Hyatt along with giant Snorlax burgers
Limited-edition Carbonara Udon will anger noodle purists and pasta lovers 【Taste test】
French Fries Bread in Tokyo’s Shibuya becomes a hit on social media
Non-ramen Ramen Restaurant Stars: The quest begins at Tokyo’s Oreryu Shio
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
Katsudon vs. tonkatsu vs. katsu sandwich – What’s the best way to eat pork cutlet in Japan?
Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Rock princess Avril Lavigne takes us back to 2002 with performance on Japanese YouTube channel
We try our luck by spending 100 yen at a mystery capsule machine in a Chiba souvenir shop
Ghibli releases a Howl’s Moving Castle that walks and lights up【Video】
Japanese security polearm maker’s takedown videos are crazy, products look crazy effective【Vids】
Howl’s Moving Castle is now a die-cast car in Studio Ghibli anime toy line, and Calcifer too!【Pics】
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