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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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Fantastic Beasts stars Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Williams attend special fan event in Japan
- Katie Pask
Apr 17, 2022 - Tweet
Redmayne and Williams are the first Hollywood stars to come to Japan since the outbreak of corona.
- Japan
- (eddie redmayne • event • fan event • fantabi • Fantastic Beasts • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore • Harry Potter • hollywood • jessica williams • miyano mamoru • movie • movies • SNJO)
Support your faves and avoid oshikatsu burnout — advice from our resident otaku
- Katie Pask
Apr 15, 2022
Being a super fan isn’t as easy as it might seem, but you can avoid burnout with these tips!
It looks like Costco, it sounds like Costco, but it’s actually Dodosuco — we visit look-alike store
- Katie Pask
Apr 14, 2022
When is a branch of Costco not a branch of Costco? When it’s a Dodosuco.
- Japan
- (bulk buy • Costco • costco japan • dodosuco • Ikuna Kamezawa • Okayama • shop • shopping)
Japanese teacher suspended for selling a lot of cows without telling the school
- Katie Pask
Apr 11, 2022
The man’s actions were udderly despicable.
- Japan
- (animals • calf • calves • controversial • cow • cows • crime • Nagasaki • school • teacher • Teachers)
Save time AND water by turning your shower into a bath with this nifty Japanese gadget
- Katie Pask
Apr 9, 2022
Relax while you wash with this innovative shower head!
Fujiko A. Fujio, creator of Doraemon, Ninja Hattori-kun and Kaibutsu-kun passes away aged 88
- Katie Pask
Apr 7, 2022
The manga world mourns the loss of an icon.
- Japan
- (anime • Doraemon • Fujiko A. Fujio • kaibutsu-kun • manga • motoo abiko)
This gigantic panda bento from Tokyo’s Kitchen Dive is deviously generous (and freaky-looking)
- Katie Pask
Apr 7, 2022
Panda lunch box from shop famed for their overwhelming generosity — too good to be true, or just too good?
- Japan
- (animals • bento • boxed lunch • COK • crazy • cute • food • Kawaii • Kitchen DIVE • lunch box • panda • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Ueno • weird)
Sushi chains Sushiro and Kyotaru combine to make fishy megastore, but we spot major oversight
- Katie Pask
Apr 4, 2022
Two popular sushi chains for the price of one?
- Japan
- (conveyer belt sushi • fast food • food • Kaitenzushi • kyotaru • negi • negitoro • restaurants • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • Tasuku Egawa • Tokyo)
Japanese sweets artist makes incredible Pokémon cake for son’s birthday
- Katie Pask
Apr 4, 2022
Rowlet becomes Grass and Fire type with the addition of birthday candles.
‘Butter mochi’ flavoured chocolate may be the best kind of Tirol we’ve ever tasted
- Katie Pask
Apr 1, 2022
We can’t believe it’s not butter, and that it’s actually chocolate-y goodness!
- Japan
- (chocolate • food • Japanese candy • Japanese chocolate • Japanese sweets • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tirol • Tirol Chocolate • Tirol-Choco)
No more plastic cups — Starbucks Japan aims to get rid of plastic in stores with new initiatives
- Katie Pask
Mar 28, 2022
Coffee giant proposes four new initiatives to reduce plastic waste.
- Japan
- (drinks • eco • environmental issues • fast food • plastic waste • recycle • reusable cups • single-use plastics • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Iron flavoured traditional Japanese candy is a thing, and you bet we tried it
- Katie Pask
Mar 28, 2022
Unique sugar candy’s iron flavouring tastes like blood.
- Japan
- (candy • food • funny souvenirs • hotel • iron • Kitakyushu • kompeito • souvenir • sweets • taste test • weird)
Starbucks vs. Tully’s — Is there such a big difference between Japan’s coffee giants?【Taste test】
- Katie Pask
Mar 24, 2022
We pit two of the most popular coffee chains in Japan against each other in our most caffeinated taste test yet!
- Japan
- (coffee • COK • drinks • espresso • experiement • expresso • SNJO • Starbucks • taste test • Tully's • Yuichiro Wasai)
Well-loved Pokémon plushie photos leave Japanese Twitter in both hysterics and horror
- Katie Pask
Mar 21, 2022
Beloved toys turn into nightmare fuel.
Daiso’s Standard Products store — what’s worth buying and what’s not? Our expert weighs in
- Katie Pask
Mar 21, 2022
Standard Products promises items that are “slightly better” than 100 yen store Daiso, but does that apply to all goods in store?
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100-yen • Daiso • Go Hatori • shopping • SNJO • Standard Products • Tokyo)
We stay in a converted Kyoto townhouse filled with traditional charm and overwhelming hospitality
- Katie Pask
Mar 18, 2022
We spend a couple of nights soaking in some wa.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Japanese accommodation • kyomachiya • Kyoto • machiya • ochagashi • ryokan • ryokan tori • tea • tea ceremony • tradition • travel • Udonko • wa)
When one wiener just won’t do — Mr. Sato has a sausage party with this huge wiener bento box
- Katie Pask
Mar 15, 2022
Mr. Sato tucks into an “overly sausage-y” lunch box with sixteen wieners crammed inside.
- Japan
- (bento • bento box • food • lunch • lunch box • Mr. Sato • sausage • sausage bento • SNJO • stamina • stamina taro • wiener • wiener bento)
Japan considering relaxing guest number caps for large events, provided guests don’t shout
- Katie Pask
Mar 14, 2022
Government considering ending previous limitations on guests for large events like concerts.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • event • events • government • Japanese Government • rules • society)
VR metaverse of Akihabara Station being made by JR East, netizens scoff at early quality
- Katie Pask
Mar 12, 2022
“This looks like something from a PlayStation 2 game,” one netizen commented.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Akihabara Station • cool • Hikki • Japan Railways • JR • metaverse • technology • Tokyo • trains • Virtual Market • virtual reality • VR)
Miso powder on ice cream? Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, we say!【Taste test】
- Katie Pask
Mar 11, 2022
Unusual combination turns out to be unusually delicious!
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