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Katie Pask

Originally from the UK, Katie Pask has been living in Oita prefecture since 2009. Nursery teacher by day and secret pop star by night, Katie spends most of her free time either performing on a stage or belting it out at karaoke. Despite enjoying travelling to new places and trying new things, she is still determined to find the perfect plate of fish and chips in Japan. (if you have any recommendations, hit her up on the links below. She’s willing to travel.)

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Futuristic drinks stand in Tokyo lets you order cute, personalised beverages from your phone

• Katie Pask
  Sep 18, 2022
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But will the SoraNews24 Strawberry Latte hit Mr. Sato’s sweet spot?

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• Japan
• (cute • drink • drinks • latte • Mr. Sato • shinjuku • Shinjuku Marui • strawberry latte • taste test • technology • Tokyo)

Japan’s Got Talent is coming to screens in 2023 with legendary Japanese comedian as judge

• Katie Pask
  Sep 16, 2022

But the announcement of Japan’s Got Talent has netizens wondering if Japan is truly ready for an international-style talent show.

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• Japan
• (got talent • japan's got talent • Masatoshi Hamada • talent show • television • TV)

Make restaurant quality food at home with Japanese restaurant Kitchen ABC’s vending machine

• Katie Pask
  Sep 15, 2022

Making restaurant quality food at home is as simple as (Kitchen) ABC.

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• Japan
• (fast food • food • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • Ready meals • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • vending machine • yakiniku)

Nerunerunerune for Adults: Japanese candy tugs at our reporter’s nostalgia…and taste buds

• Katie Pask
  Sep 13, 2022

As it turns out, eating fun DIY candy doesn’t have to stop when you become an adult.

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• Japan
• (Adult Nerunerunerune • candy • Daiki Nishimoto • DIY candy • Japanese candy • Kracie • Nerunerunerune • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Nerunerunerune for Adults: Japanese candy tugs at our reporter’s nostalgia…and taste buds

• Katie Pask
  Sep 13, 2022

As it turns out, eating fun DIY candy doesn’t have to stop when you become an adult.

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• Japan
• (Adult Nerunerunerune • candy • COK • DIY candy • Kracie • Nerunerunerune • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Japanese research institute creates ‘cyborg cockroaches’ to help save people’s lives【Video】

• Katie Pask
  Sep 12, 2022

The impressive research leaves Japanese netizens both grossed out and in a moral quandary.

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• Japan
• (animals • bugs • cockroach • cool • crazy • insects • robots • science • technology • weird)

Celebrate Halloween at Ikea Japan with their special spooky menu

• Katie Pask
  Sep 9, 2022

‘Tis the season to eat lots of spooky treats!

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• Japan
• (food • halloween • ikea • ikea halloween • ikea japan • Restaurant • sweets)

No car? No problem! We find photogenic hidden gems in Yakushima that are easy to get to

• Katie Pask
  Sep 3, 2022

Our reporter finds beautiful sightseeing spots not found in any guidebooks.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • island • Ocean • photo spot • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • travel • Yakushima)

Mass outbreak of Gengar at Pokémon Café means spooky yet delicious food is on the menu

• Katie Pask
  Sep 3, 2022

One of Pokémon’s original 151 gets its moment in the sun.

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• Japan
• (cute • food • Gengar • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • sweets • video games)

We try Amazon Japan’s lowest rated portable washing machine

• Katie Pask
  Aug 29, 2022

Our latest foray into the world of low rated products makes us want to throw in the towel.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • COK • funny • gadgets • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • SNJO • washing machine)

Going to a wedding in Japan? Make sure you like Bruno Mars or Maroon 5, survey says

• Katie Pask
  Aug 27, 2022

Japanese couples rank their favourite songs to play at weddings.

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• Japan
• (Bruno Mars • COK • maroon 5 • marriage • music • ranking • romance • survey • wedding receptions • weddings)

Celebrate your oshi’s birthday in style with this fully customisable cake

• Katie Pask
  Aug 27, 2022

The cake comes in 24 different colours and a whole load of possibilities!

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• Japan
• (cake • COK • cute • food • idol • Idols • oshi • oshikatsu • otaku • SNJO • sweets)

Our Japanese reporter’s experience with crawfish in the US left him stunned

• Katie Pask
  Aug 25, 2022

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Our reporter gets stuck into a seafood treat not usually found in Japan.

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• Japan, USA
• (COK • crawdad • crayfish • food • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • Seattle • SNJO • USA)

Our 40-year-old reporter tries muscat grapes for the first time, conquers childhood trauma

• Katie Pask
  Aug 22, 2022

Seiji Nakazawa discovers that grapes have come a long way in the past 30 years.

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• Japan
• (food • fruit • funny • grapes • muscat • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test)

Nope, these AREN’T eels — Gunma Prefecture’s ‘Nasu no Kabayaki’ blows our reporter’s mind

• Katie Pask
  Aug 21, 2022

Our reporter was craving some grilled eel, but ended up with something even more delicious!

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• Japan
• (eel • food • grilled eel • Gunma • Gunma restaurants • Japanese food • kabayaki • restaurants • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa)

Make luxurious, stylish green tea at home with this matcha warabi latte kit

• Katie Pask
  Aug 18, 2022

For matcha maniacs and non-believers alike, this is an absolute must-try!

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• Japan
• (drinks • green tea • matcha • matcha latte • SNJO • sweets • taste test • warabi mochi)

Bulky boxes of wagyu beef can be yours with Japan’s rental frying pan/meat subscription service

• Katie Pask
  Aug 15, 2022

Beef subscription service also comes with a legendary frying pan that had a three year waiting list.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • beef • COK • cooking • food • SNJO • steak • subscription • subscription box • subscription service • taste test • Wagyu)

We fall in love with a bucket of Japanese custard pudding【Taste test】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 7, 2022

Something else to check off our bucket (of pudding) list.

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• Japan
• (custard • custard pudding • food • purin • sweets • taste test • Tasuku Egawa • Tokyo)

We ate all eight kinds of cold noodles from 7-Eleven and here’s our favourites【Taste test】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 5, 2022

Chilled noodles are the perfect summer meal, but which ones reign supreme?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • cold noodles • convenience store food • hiyashi chuka • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • soba • taste test • udon)

Waiter, there’re 100 crickets in my soup! We try make-it-yourself Cricket Ramen【Taste Test】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 1, 2022

Why settle for just one cricket when you can eat one hundred?

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• Japan
• (Antcicada • bugs • COK • cooking • crickets • entomophagy • food • insects • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • weird)

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