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Crowdfunding campaign for Nara World Heritage temple surpasses 100 million yen in 8 days

• Shannon
  Jun 29, 2022
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When the temple asks, the temple shall receive…five-fold.

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• Japan
• (Buddhism • crowdfunding • culture • donations • history • Horyuji • Horyuji Temple • Nara • temples • travel • UNESCO World Heritage sites)

Ukrainian sumo wrestlers take refuge in Japan to train for upcoming tournaments

• Shannon
  Jun 28, 2022

What better place for them to train than the birthplace of sumo?

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • Ehime • goodwill • Oita • sightseeing • sports • Sumo • sumo wrestlers • sumo wrestling • training • Ukraine)

Camp eats: We try making an “Italian-style” meat-wrapped onigiri for a hearty meal【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  Jun 21, 2022

Possibly one of the best fusions of Japanese and Italian cuisine we’ve had.

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• Japan
• (camp eats • camp food • camping recipe • cheese • delicious • Italian food • Ken Outdoor Cooking • onigiri • SoraKitchen • taste test)

Taste testing popular Korean and Japanese snacks that look similar: Pocky vs. Pepero

• Shannon
  Jun 14, 2022

Which came first–the Pocky or the Pepero?

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• Japan, Korea
• (COK • food • japanese snacks • knockoffs • Korean snacks • Pepero • Pocky • snacks • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Japanese public divided on new law that requires microchipping of pets

• Shannon
  Jun 8, 2022

The effort is to reduce abandonment and missing pets, but some aren’t on board.

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• Japan
• (Japanese Government • Japanese law • microchip • microchip law • pets • pets in Japan)

Earn points by visiting temples throughout Japan with Buddhist sect’s upcoming app

• Shannon
  Jun 7, 2022

Even 850-year-old traditions are getting with the times.

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• Japan
• (app • Buddhist temple • cool • Jodo • omairi • points • project • smartphone app • temples)

This futon blanket with built-in fans will save your life this Japanese summer

• Shannon
  Jun 2, 2022

Say “no more” to waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat.

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• Japan
• (blanket • clever • COK • cool • futon • gadgets • sleep • summer • technology • Thanko)

Tequila comes to Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo with exclusive collaboration drinks

• Shannon
  May 31, 2022

Espresso shots aren’t the only kind of shot at Starbucks now.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • cocktails • coffee • drinks • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • tequila)

Do different brands of Japanese tofu taste different? We try all the supermarket types to find out

• Shannon
  May 29, 2022

You’ll never shop for tofu in Japan the same way again.

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• Japan
• (Japanese supermarkets • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test • tofu)

Japanese netizens vote for the top 20 anime they want an on-air sequel to

• Shannon
  May 16, 2022

Fans want to stop being ghosted by anime producers.

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• Japan
• (Adachi and Shimamura • anime • Bloom Into You • Gin Tama • Haikyu!! • Haikyuu! • Japanese TV • national survey • sequel • The Millionaire Detective)

Japanese gacha machine sells nostalgic super tiny books, and we tried it out

• Shannon
  May 16, 2022

Read some tiny flashbacks from the Showa Era!

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• Japan
• (bean book • gacha gacha • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • mame hon • mini book • Showa • Showa Era • Vintage)

Which Japanese conveyer belt sushi chain has the best steamed egg custard? 【Taste test】

• Shannon
  May 9, 2022

Go for the sushi, stay for the eggs.

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• Japan
• (best conveyor belt sushi • chawanmushi • COK • conveyer belt sushi • egg custard • food • Hama Sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • revolving sushi • SNJO • Sushiro • taste test)

Trying 4 of Japanese airline’s retort curries, including ones served in first-class

• Shannon
  May 3, 2022

ANA really doesn’t fool around with flavor.

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• Japan
• (airplane food • airport • All Nippon Airways • ANA • curry • delicious • retort curry • SNJO • taste test)

Tickets on sale for exhibit of every book Ghibli producer has ever read, boyhood room recreation

• Shannon
  May 3, 2022

Want to produce great anime like Toshio Suzuki? Read more books.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • books • COK • exhibition • Kyoto • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki)

Taste testing 7-Eleven Japan’s five frozen curries to see which ones nail it

• Shannon
  May 1, 2022

Frozen curry may not sound appetizing, but 7-Eleven can make anything great.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • conbini food • convenience store food • curry • delicious • frozen food • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO)

Japanese drummer makes rubber chicken cover of Attack on Titan Theme 【Interview】

• Shannon
  Apr 28, 2022

No live chickens were harmed in the making of this masterpiece.

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• Japan
• (Attack on Titan • cover song • drummer • funny • interview • rubber chicken • Shingeki no Kyojin)

Did you know Tokyoites get discounts on certain hotels? We list them up

• Shannon
  Apr 26, 2022

A discount just for living, working, or studying in Tokyo? We’ll take it!

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• Japan
• (accommodation • cheap accommodation • hotels • Tokyo • travel)

Japan’s longest-running okonomiyaki joint and the birthplace of Hiroshima style — We visit both

• Shannon
  Apr 22, 2022

A delicious battle of regional styles results in one full stomach.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • food • Hiroshima • Japanese food • Micchan • okonomiyaki • SNJO • Sometaro • taste test)

We find one simple ingredient that makes bland carbonara totally delicious 【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  Apr 13, 2022

The best part is that it’s not hard to find, and you only need a dash of it!

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• Japan
• (carbonara • conbini food • convenience store food • pasta • Seiji Nakazawa • SoraKitchen)

Broccoli and chocolate? We try vegetables in chocolate fondue to test Japanese company’s claims

• Shannon
  Apr 7, 2022

Cheese fondue we’d understand, but chocolate is a bit out there.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • chocolate fondue • COK • crazy • fondue • SNJO • sweets • taste test • vegetables • veggies • weird)

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