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Burger King Japan adds a Pickleball Burger to the menu… but what’s so pickleball about it?

A novel way to draw attention to a growing sport.

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Elon Musk didn’t have a baby with J-pop legend Ayumi Hamasaki, she’d like you to know

”It’s just not true.”

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Donuts beyond mochi mochi: Mister Donut’s new donuts are so soft they’re almost drinkable

Japan’s favorite donut chain rolls out Mocchurin donuts to celebrate its 55th anniversary.

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The curious case of the pickled radish bread from Shiga Prefecture known as takuan pan

We sample the local specialty bread (or something like it?) that Shiga is famous for (and at least don’t pan-ic in the process).

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Burger King releases a Pickleball Burger in Japan

Limited-edition exclusive serves up newly developed rice patties for the sport, with the help of a Kyoto specialist.

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Attendees to Expo 2025 hit record numbers despite record numbers of bugs

Maybe everyone’s coming to see the bugs?

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Japanese city pays people to stand on escalators for six hours a day【Video】

Nagoya Stop and Stand Corps is looking to change escalator etiquette.

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Saitama women arrested for dueling

They demanded satisfaction but got busted instead.

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Japan’s top agriculture politician resigns after backlash to saying he’s never paid for rice

Bizarre remark and confusing backtracking lose politician his job in less than a week.

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“I have never purchased rice” – Japan’s agriculture head says he gets it for free, flip-flops

Public dealing with rampant price increases for rice unhappy with minster’s claim he gets more than he can eat from political supporters.

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Japanese couple fights burglars with bug spray, golf club as they gas, smash getaway car【Video】

Husband and wife show quick thinking, no mercy as pawnshop robbery goes very badly.

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Four yakuza members arrested for having office too close to library

This time, the yakuza have gone too far… in the direction of a library.

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More yakuza members caught stealing huge haul of sea cucumbers from the ocean

Latest bust in the long-running sea cucumber racket of organized crime.

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Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren’t crazy enough to make, but we are【SoraKitchen】

Today in the SoraKitchen, we push the melon bread envelope with melon bread filled with onigiri, mochi, and even ramem.

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Life-sized sushi monster figures are coming to get us all hooked on cuteness

This new line of displayable toys looks like a raw deal for sushi enthusiasts, but in a good way.

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Eating venomous snake in Japan

Habu is both feared and revered, but does it taste like chicken?

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New squirrel-cheek boob-adjacent video game is all about the nuts, includes “sensitive mode”

Magical Nut Ikuno isn’t quite what it looks like, but still very much what it seems like.

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Squeezable tanuki testicle capsule toys, with choking warning for kids, appear in Japan, but why?

The latest chapter in Japan’s long tradition of long-balled depictions of racoon dogs.

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Taste-testing Japan’s “I love Obama” cakes【Taste test】

There’s an obvious gag gift element to these manju from Fukui, but is the pun delicious?

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Japanese convenience store with customer showers proves they really do have everything【Photos】

This Seicomart has everything you need to get conveniently clean.

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