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Insanely detailed 900-plus-piece Japanese model kit is…a 1:1-scale sesame dumpling【Photos】

Model maker Syuto continues to push the detail envelope in its food kits.

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Things get heated, violent as we add bath salt to senbero drinking session【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】

A tale of alcohol, vengeance, and reconciliation – all for less than 1,000 yen!

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We deliver 441 pounds of lucky bag prizes, and a cuddly friend, to one very lucky reader【Photos】

“Earnestly carry out your dumb ideas,” our boss always says.

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Can you make a good chicken ramen broth with KFC fried chicken?

We find out if KFC ramen should be a thing, and the results are surprising.

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Nettori Peanuts: New Garigari-kun popsicle tastes like a peanut butter sandwich

If you don’t know what “nettori” means in Japanese, you definitely will after eating this ice cream.

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Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day

Here’s your chance to experience your Japanese high school days that never were.

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Flipping genius? Japan is getting a new flip phone/smartphone hybrid【Photos】

Return of the gara kei?

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Drunk man in Japan live-streams himself getting robbed after falling asleep on the street【Video】

Thief unknowningly streams part of his post-crime conversation too.

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Japan’s Ramen Blanket wants to provide you with sweet noodle dreams【Photos】

Ramen noodle maker wants us to sleep happy and full.

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This 7-Eleven convenience store causes a buzz with foreigners online

No other 7-Eleven in Japan can compete with this branch’s claim to fame.

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How’s it feel to eat KFC in front of a Final Fantasy Chocobo, and how would Chocobos feel about it?

Final Fantasy XIV KFC combo meal comes with special in-game items, and also a side of complex emotions.

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Onigiri Bread from Japanese convenience store chain changes everything we know about rice balls

And that’s not all — there’s a curry bread rice cake coming too. 

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Human knights who fight for Lords Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll? Sanrio launches fantasy franchise

”Full-fledged fantasy” is focused on knights pledged to Sanrio characters on quest to save the world.

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Two Japanese burgers contain whole crab, but which one is best?

Terrifying to look at, but how are they to eat?

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Final Fantasy and KFC Japan team up – Colonel Sanders heads to Eorzea, and maybe Chocobo to KFC?

Is Kentucky Fried Chocobo in our fast food future?

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Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company

Hoshinoya Nara Prison’s guests’ stays will be shorter and more comfortable than Nara Prison’s occupants’ were.

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Wear samurai armor while playing video games? That’s an option at this Japanese inn【Video】

Hokkaido ryokan lets you suit up in lamellar to play Dance Dance Revolution and Out Run.

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Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!

Train, uniform and a glorious view of Mt Fuji make this a very Japanese place to stay.

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Japan’s Minister of Digital Affairs catches attention by skipping escalator and using stairs【Photo】

While other high-ranking politicians waited for the escalator, digital policymaker opted for analog method.

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Japanese restaurant challenges diners to conquer “Mt Everest rice”

Can we defeat this mountainous serving of food?

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