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Elliot Hale

From being introduced to the works of Rumiko Takahashi as a teenager in the UK, Elliot found himself falling ever deeper into the clutches of Japanese popular culture. It was not until he first arrived in Japan that he struggled free from its grasp and branched out into the wider aspects of its culture. From classical literature to baring it all in hot springs, he has become enamored with Japan as a whole. After working as a teacher in various schools, he has now decided to do his part for society and has thus stepped forth onto the path of sharing Japanese culture with the masses. He spends his time traveling through mountains and valleys, attempting photography, or cosying up at home with his books and board games.

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

Elliot Hale
Mar 7, 2025
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Free burgers and a chance to live out dreams of being a spy? Yes, please!

Japan
(Burger King • burgers • COK • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • mystery shopping • weird)

We never want to go back after dry frying the popular Japanese potato snack JagaRico【Taste test】

Elliot Hale
Mar 2, 2025

What happens when you dry fry a snack that’s already fried?

Japan
(Calbee • COK • food and drink • food hack • Ikuna Kamezawa • Jagarico • Jagariko • japanese snacks • junk food • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • taste test • tasty)

Relax at Haneda Airport’s sky-high hot spring and enjoy a Hololive collaboration

Elliot Hale
Feb 28, 2025

Soak in a high-quality bath while watching planes soar overhead, only steps away from the airport.

Japan
(airport • COK • Haneda • Haneda Airport • HoloLive • Hololive collaboration • hot spring • onsen • Seiji Nakazawa • Shiranui Construction • SNJO • Tokyo)

Sleep in a futuristic space pod at this interstellar capsule hotel just outside of Tokyo

Elliot Hale
Feb 22, 2025

You don’t need millions of dollars to head to the final frontier.

Japan
(accommodation • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • COK • Hotel Galaxy Pod • Koshigaya • Masanuki Sunakoma • Saitama • SNJO)

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

Elliot Hale
Feb 21, 2025

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

Japan
(animals • cat food • cats • COK • food • K. Masami • pet food • pets • SNJO • soup • Soup For Cat • Soup Stock Tokyo • taste test • weird)

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

Elliot Hale
Feb 15, 2025

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

Japan
(crazy • hachioji • Japanese taxis • kuge • kuge taxi • Sanwa Kotsu • Sanwa Koutsu • taxi • Tokyo • transportation • weird)

Enjoy breakfast with a stunning view of Mt. Fuji at this seaside cafe

Elliot Hale
Feb 13, 2025

Cozy cafe serves up a delicious breakfast and fragrant coffee, with Japan’s iconic mountain and an ocean breeze on the side.

Japan
(beach • breakfast • breakfast set • cafes • coffee • COK • food and drink • Kanagawa • Masanuki Sunakoma • morning menu • Mt. Fuji • Nagisa Bashi Cafe • Ocean • restaurants • SNJO • Zushi)

Will frozen bento onigiri be Japan’s next big convenience store food trend?【Taste test】

Elliot Hale
Feb 8, 2025

We try out three flavors to see if cramming an entire lunch into a rice ball is truly a genius idea or just another gimmick.

Japan
(bento onigiri • boxed lunches • COK • frozen food • obento • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • taste test)

The Japanese Valentine’s treats that look like chocolates but taste like the ocean

Elliot Hale
Feb 6, 2025

Move over chocolates. Nothing says “I love you” more than a heart full of fish paste.

Japan
(COK • cool • fish • fish cakes • food • satsuma-age • satuma-age • SNJO • Uoman • Valentine's Day • weird)

Japan’s unique tradition of bottle keep, where your drink literally has your name on it

Elliot Hale
Feb 2, 2025

It started with bars, but now even family restaurants are getting in on the act.

Japan
(Asami Oshima • Bamiyan • bottle keep • COK • culture • drinks • family restaurants • liquor • shochu • SNJO • tradition • Whiskey • Yumean)

Tokyo’s Edo-themed hot spring hotel is a fresh seafood paradise

Elliot Hale
Jan 29, 2025

Relaxing baths and an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet combine to satisfy both your body and mind.

Japan
(COK • Edo • food • hot springs • hotels • Manyo Club • onsen • seafood • Senkyaku Banrai • SNJO • sushi • Tokyo • Toyosu • Toyosu fish market • Toyosu Market • travel)

Disney brings some cherry blossom magic to its spring merchandise in Japan

Elliot Hale
Jan 25, 2025

Celebrate cherry blossom season with Disney’s cutest spring collection yet.

Japan
(Baymax • Big Hero 6 • cherry blossoms • COK • cute • Disney • sakura • spring • Winnie the Pooh)

A pepper spray showdown to find the best self-defense tool in Japan

Elliot Hale
Jan 24, 2025

We find out which spray is best for protecting ourselves and learn a valuable lesson about wind direction.

Japan
(Amazon • Amazon product testing • COK • crime prevention goods • Go Hatori • pepper spray • product testing • self defense • SNJO)

Did Mr. Sato just discover Japan’s longest bread?

Elliot Hale
Jan 17, 2025

And how do you even get it home in one piece?

Japan
(baked goods • bakery • big bread • big food • bread • COK • crazy • food • Gouter Le Ble • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Super Long • Tokyo)

Dog-killing waves create spectacular views on this remote Japanese island

Elliot Hale
Jan 16, 2025

A dramatic local legend and fascinating rock formations make this island unforgettable.

Japan
(Amami Archipelago • Amami Islands • beautiful scenery • COK • Innojofuta • island • Kagoshima • myths and legends • nature • Ocean • scenery • sea • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokunoshima • tourism • tourist site • tourist spot • travel)

Japan’s most competitive neighboring prefectures are revealed in a recent survey

Elliot Hale
Jan 13, 2025

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Tokyo and Osaka might be two of the biggest cities, but the most intense competition is felt somewhere more remote.

Japan
(COK • culture • prefectures • rivalry • society • survey • tourism • travel)

Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?

Elliot Hale
Jan 8, 2025

Journey into the history of a 1,000-year-old tradition to uncover why this dangerous delicacy continues to have its place on the dinner table.

Japan
(COK • culture • food • kagami mochi • mochi • New Year's • ozoni • rice cakes)

The mystery destination of the SoraNews24 end-of-year party left us speechless

Elliot Hale
Jan 6, 2025

Will the food conquer our reporters, leaving them smiling as they head home, or is it a disaster-in-the-making?

Japan
(beef bowls • bonenkai • COK • crazy • food • funny • gyudon • Matsuya • Mr. Sato • New Year's 2025 • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • weird • year-end party • Yoshio)

Second-hand video game fukubukuro lucky bags reveal nostalgic surprises

Elliot Hale
Jan 4, 2025

An ordinary trip turns into a jackpot of retro games.

Japan
(COK • fukubukuro 2025 • games • Guruguru Daiteikoku • hachioji • lucky bag 2025 • retro • retro games • SNJO • Takuya Inaba • Tokyo • video games)

The perfect budget-friendly hot spring hotel near Narita Airport

Elliot Hale
Jan 3, 2025

Skip the stress of early flights by soaking in hot springs and board your flight feeling refreshed.

Japan
(accommodation • airport • airport hotel • bath • capsule hotel • Chiba • COK • hot spring • hotel • Narita • Narita Airport • sauna • Seiji Nakazawa • sento • SNJO • super sento)

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