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New high-alcohol version of Japan’s low-alcohol canned cocktails on the way

Suntory more than triples the alcohol content of its Horoyoi for newest member of product line.

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Large drunk foreign man arrested for trespassing on imperial palace grounds in Tokyo

Visiting the imperial family unannounced is always a bad idea, especially when it’s the middle of the night and you’re hammered.

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Our human reporter and her pet try Hokkaido’s “human-grade pet food” together【Taste test】

The inter-species family that eats together stays together.

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Edible deep-fried “coal” souvenir ignites our curiosity, so naturally we try it for ourselves

Spoiler alert: No, it’s not really coal, but it could seriously be a carbon copy.

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Japanese puffed corn snack to be sold for 110,000 yen as work of art

Nearly identical Umaibo snacks cost 15 yen each.

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Japanese parenting app has demon call your phone and scold your misbehaving kids

When your kids are acting like devils, Oni kara Denwa dispatches a demon to set them straight.

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Shovel shamisen is a quirky and fun addition to the Japanese music scene【Video】

What started as a garden tool is now a bona fide musical instrument.

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Hokkaido man arrested after asking convenience store to lend him money

It does hurt to ask sometimes.

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Burger King Japan is recruiting secret agents for a mystery shopping mission

Free burgers and a chance to live out dreams of being a spy? Yes, please!

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Major Japanese restaurant chain gives its OK to dip sushi toppings in miso soup【Video】

Pulling the fish off your sushi and swirling it around in your miso soup would get you some harsh looks in a lot of restaurants, but apparently not at this conveyor belt sushi chain.

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Japan has coin-operated public rice-polishing machines, and they’re super easy to use

A quick, easy, and cool way to turn genmai into white rice…or shichibuzuki.

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Cursed artifact cafe opens in Tokyo, is naturally also cute and serves parfaits【Video】

The first and second floor are very different at Cafe Juju.

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Japan’s new ID photo booths give you a virtual boyfriend/girlfriend, tsundere included

Dating sim/photo booth hybrids feature a variety of anime lover archetypes, voice acting.

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The new world’s smallest park is in Japan, and it’s so tiny you might not even notice it【Video】

Guinness World Records awards designation to Shizuoka town after thorough measuring of dimensions.

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That time we were either genius or insane to eat natto with Yukimi Daifuku per official advice

Plus, we tried crafting even crazier natto x mochi ice cream variations featuring kimchi, squid, and more. 

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Our reporter successfully quits high-stakes capsule machines… but this one feels like a lock!

He can stop anytime he wants. He just doesn’t want to this time.

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Our feline reporters test out Japan’s soup for cats to find if it makes for a purrfect treat


Would you share a meal with your cat? This soup might make you consider it.

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Sanrio Pompompurin purin custard pudding sweets sound doubly delicious, look like pooch bottoms

There’s no better Sanrio star for this job than the golden retriever who’s named after custard.

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Udon soup-scented bath salts from Kagawa are flying off the shelves and into bathtubs everywhere

Be careful that you don’t start drinking your bath water by mistake or you’ll find yourself in even hotter water.

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Tokyo’s new historical taxi service is an experience fit for a noble

Taxi company makes the dream of being chauffeured around by a Heian-era aristocrat a reality.

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