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Cost Performance Specialist Sato shows us how to get high fashion at low, low...
Like much of the world, Japan is home to dozens of fashion brands like Uniqlo, GAP, and H&M, which offer high-quality clothes at low prices. It has come to the point that some refer to Uniqlo...
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We try beer with whipped cream on top…because we’re fancy
It’s been said that younger generations of drinkers in Japan just aren’t that into beer anymore. With them opting instead for cheaper and sweeter cocktails, good old ale (or ale-flavored stuff) is...
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ChocolaTexture offers nine flavors of chocolate… without changing the flavor...
When it comes to food, I’ve always placed a higher emphasis on texture rather than the actual taste of it. While I love peanut butter or finely chopped almonds, for example, the nuts themselves in...
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After the tears have dried, where is shamed politician Ryutaro Nonomura now?
You may not remember the name Ryutaro Nonomura but you’ll almost definitely recall the press conference he gave last July, which was later dubbed the “crying conference” here in Japan. The incident,...
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Japanese wasp-filled crackers: Their sting is far worse than a bite
Although the above picture might look like something out of a nightmare, these crackers are very real and on sale in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It’s a senbei, which is a Japanese style of rice cracker,...
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Around Japan in 47 rice balls: Mr. Sato buys each prefecture’s musubi all...
Although Japan lacks ethnic diversity, it seems to more than make up for it in diversity of cuisine. Although the overarching recipes of Japanese foods can be found everywhere, you’d be surprised and...
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Kirin to release line of 1% drinks, we’re not entirely sure why either
After conducting a survey of people’s drinking habits, beverage-maker Kirin discovered that Japanese people in their 20s just weren’t drinking as much as their elders. While for many this would be an...
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Japanese people increasingly report getting spammed by Mom
For years the increasing elderly population of Japan has been under attack by scammers posing as their sons and daughters. In what’s called the “oreore sagi” (Hey, it’s me! Con) the scammer calls on...
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Russia’s new military robot unveiled, President Putin reacts wistfully
A couple weeks ago, Russia Today (RT) reported the unveiling of a new military robot, and boy did it look…hmm. Luckily, Russian president Vladimir Putin was on hand to witness the event and his...
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Like Japan’s plum blossoms, pickled plum and cheese tortilla chips are...
Japanese cuisine is often known for its subtle tastes which some might criticize as being downright “bland.” But there are some exceptions, one of which is umeboshi. This is a dried and pickled ume...
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Bookstore staff across Japan vote for the 15 most recommended manga for 2015
Recently the 10th annual Nationwide Bookstore Staff Recommended Comics tallied votes from over 2,250 bookstore workers across Japan to decide which manga titles came most highly endorsed. So if you’re...
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China’s state-run news agency caught following Japanese adult account on Twitter
When you hear the name Xinhua News Agency, which operates under the auspices the Chinese Communist Party, you might envision a drab Kafkaesque organization of steel faced bureaucrats controlling the...
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Terra Formars live-action movie in the works, Takashi Miike to direct
Our friends over at Anime News Network recently previewed a cover of next week’s Young Jump magazine, which will announce the plans for a live-action film based on the hit sci-fi manga Terra Formars....
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Our writers trade kamehamehas at Dragon Ball event in Tokyo, Sato goes Super...
Previously on RocketNewsZ, tensions flared between our reporters Yuichiro Wasai and Mr. Sato after Wasai used Mr. Sato’s mankini and returned it without washing. The two were just beginning to...
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Tekken 7 intro movie released
Ohhh I can feel it. It’s that time again: time to piss experienced players of the Tekken franchise off by mashing buttons wildly and winning! This will be the seventh time I have done it, and I’ve...
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How to take a photo looking like someone important, it’s all in the “mokkore”
In these days of social networks many of us have come up on the problem of which profile picture to use. Scrolling through all the photos you’ve reluctantly let people take of you, it’s hard to find...
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Yakuza-Vampire movie, Yakuza Apocalypse, release date set
Takashi Miike’s long-awaited film Yakuza Apocalypse (Gokudou Daisensou) has been given a release date of 20 June. The movie follows a yakuza who bites other people and turns them into yakuza…or...
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As the Sapporo Snow Festival ends, the Sapporo Demolition Festival begins!
As sad as we are to say it, the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival has now come to a close. In case you missed our coverage this year, this is when people from around the world come the snowy city of...
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China’s Valentine’s Day sabotage may be the best thing to happen to the holiday
Recently in parts of China a movement has been growing online where groups have been pooling funds to buy up all of the odd-numbered seats in movie theaters to prevent couples from going during peak...
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Idol group’s collaboration with blackfaced performers sparks controversy in...
J-pop-cum-doo-wop group Rats & Star have been active for decades in Japan singing soul tunes and doing the occasional electric slide. It’s a style of music that they have embraced whole-heartedly....
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