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Mos Burger brings back sake shakes, business manga, and vintage websites all...
We’re gonna party like it’s 1999. A short while back the fast food community in Japan was delighted by the return of Mos Burger’s sake flavored non-alcoholic milkshake. Once again this sake shake is...
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Drip-brewed drinkable soups developed by Japanese soy sauce giant
A savory alternative to drip-brewed coffee. Coffee and tea have long dominated a particular category of hot beverages often enjoyed while relaxing. Recently, however, the concept of drinking straight...
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Japan’s beloved Zima discontinued after sales hurt by COVID-19
Zomething zad. Gen Xers in western countries will probably vividly remember the alcoholic beverage Zima that first appeared in North America in the ’90s. At that time, clear products like Pepsis and...
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Japan one of only two countries where Twitter beats Facebook in social media...
Pinterest more of a player than Facebook in Japan too. Social media has become an integral part of everyone’s life but not all platforms are created equal. In Japan, those who want to stay in close...
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Number of pachinko parlors in Japan decreasing rapidly, down 12 percent in...
Where have all the parlors gone? Who doesn’t love the Japanese pastime of pachinko? I mean, I hate it personally because its parlors are obnoxiously garish blights on urban landscapes that are...
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Gunma man arrested for attempted marriage of woman without her knowledge
Groom took his victim to be his unlawfully wedded wife. There comes a time in some people’s lives when the urge to settle down and get married kicks in. However, marriage requires hard work and...
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Sunshine Aquarium’s 2022 lucky bag is a true rarity
Our writer would share the special items in his bag, but he’s a little shellfish. The New Year’s tradition of lucky bags or “fukubukuro” in Japanese, are usually found in major retailers such as Muji...
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The “Party Lucky Bag” from Amazon wasn’t quite the party we were expecting
It’s Masanuki’s party bag and he’ll cry if he wants to. Now that January is in full-swing, the steady stream of lucky bags and their reviews is just about over. However, there was one particular bag...
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McDonald’s Japan’s French fry rationing extended for about another month
Good news for those with resolutions to lose weight. As we approached the end of last year, fast food fans were hit by the news of a French fry shortage in Japan which has most notably affected the...
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Study suggests Japanese curry effective at staving off dementia
A curry a week helps keep the brain at its peak. It’s been known for a while now that the blend of spices found in curry can lead to a wide range of health benefits from improved digestion to lower...
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Osaka restaurant has ramen for those who like it spicy, cold, sweet, hot,...
Waiter, there’s a juxtaposition in my soup. I lead a busy life of failing tests and drinking worm poo, so it’s important to value every minute of the day. For example, I love a bowl of ramen and an...
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Japanese firefighter docked pay for making over a million yen from game...
If you’re a firefighter in Japan, the only thing you can stream is water. Firefighting in any country is a difficult and heroic job deserving of our respect, but in Japan they also have to put up with...
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Japanese PM’s call to drink more milk successful, mass disposal averted
We did it! Late last year, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed the nation and talked about various measure to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He not only discussed measures to...
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Tokyo condo frees up space by putting a shower in the kitchen
Or is it putting a stove in the bathroom? One of the most famous aspects of big-city living in Japan is that space is at a premium and some living quarters can be downright tiny. Now, with the...
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French fry war escalates with a 300-percent larger Bucket Potato from...
More salt in the very salty wounds of McDonald’s. As we’ve seen over the past month, the global supply crisis and other factors have taken a huge toll on the supply of potatoes scheduled for the...
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Mr. Sato goes to the Tokyo Auto Salon 2022… front gate【Photos】
Our writer makes the most of a car show without seeing a single car. From 14 to 16 January, the Tokyo Auto Salon 2022 was held at Makuhari Messi in Chiba. This marked a triumphant return of the...
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64-page book about panda butts selling out fast in Japan
I like pan-da butts and I cannot lie. There’s an expression in Japanese “kyakuyose panda” that loosely translates to “customer magnet panda.” It refers to a particular attraction or item that is a...
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Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A pop-up cafe to open in...
Don’t forget to press “select” too if you bring a friend. On 25 April, 1986, a Famicom (NES) port of the arcade game Gradius was released in Japan. Unbeknownst to anyone at that time, a secret button...
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Miyagi restaurant refuses to accept customers’ money after tsunami warning...
Company’s policy is to place human life above all else. Bikkuri Donkey is a popular chain of family restaurants, eating establishments that lie somewhere between fast food and bar-and-grill type...
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New instant ramen from Acecook really puts the “carb” in “carbonara”
Two meals for the price of a really cheap one. It’s pretty hard to come out with something new in the instant ramen game these days. Even Acecook’s recently released Rich Carbonara-flavored Ramen...
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