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KFC releases first-ever spicy miso chicken in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 17, 2023 - Tweet
A very Asian twist on fried chicken.
- Japan
- (chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Miso)
Tokyo’s busiest train line to be partially shut down this weekend as part of Shibuya renovations
- Casey Baseel
Nov 17, 2023
Headed to Shibuya, Shinjuku, or Harajuku? You might need to rethink your route.
139 sauce squeezers mark Tartar Sauce Day in Japan with Guinness World Record
- Master Blaster
Nov 17, 2023
A triumph of the human spirit!
- Japan
- (crazy • food • Fried Oyster Day • fried oysters • funny • Guinness World Record • kewpie • tartar sauce • Tartar Sauce Day • werid)
Half an hour outside downtown Tokyo, this park is an underrated gem for autumn colors【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 17, 2023
Showa Park is a great reason to make the trip out to Tachikawa.
- Japan
- (autumn colors • autumn leaves • beautiful • COK • gingko • gingko trees • nature • parks • Showa Park • SNJO • Tachikawa • travel)
Chaos at unstaffed Japanese bento shop shows pitfalls of technology
- Oona McGee
Nov 17, 2023
Japan might have a reputation for being high-tech, but it’s still got a lot to learn when it comes to unsupervised shopping.
- Japan
- (bento • COK • cool • food • Japanese food • new • Origin Delica • Seiji Nakazawa • side dishes • SNJO • technology • Tokyo • unmanned shops • unmanned store • unstaffed store)
Giant bacon cookies appear at Japan’s Guilty bakery, but do they fill us with remorse?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 17, 2023
Mr. Sato takes on a big and bizarre cookie from the new sweets chain.
“Men-only train car” to run in Tokyo as part of “Weak Men’s” association awareness campaign
- Casey Baseel
Nov 16, 2023
Women also allowed onboard.
- Japan
- (Arakawa Line • chikan • society • Toden Arakawa Line • Tokyo Sakura Tram • trains • weird • women-only car)
Is the new Aerosmith traditional Japanese sweets worth eating, or should you miss this thing?
- Casey Baseel
Nov 16, 2023
Taiyaki chain and American rock band form unlikely partnership.
- Japan
- (Aerosmith • COK • food • music • SNJO • Steven Tyler • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • weird)
New Studio Ghibli gloves will warm your heart and hands this winter
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2023
Enchanted anime characters make even the coldest days a magical adventure.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • gloves • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • winter)
Hilton Japan apologizes for “disrespectful” ad disparaging traditional Japanese inns
- Casey Baseel
Nov 16, 2023
Negative reaction to unfair comparison between ryokan and hotel experiences prompts video takedown.
If you cook Kyoto’s famous chewy “raw” confectionary, will it become a rice cracker?【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Nov 16, 2023
Can we recreate the baked version of yatsuhashi with different cooking methods?
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • food • Japanese sweets • K. Masami • Kyoto • mochi • nama yatsuhashi • SNJO • SoraKitchen • souvenirs • sweets • yatsuhashi)
Do cheese and matcha go together? We find out with Starbucks Japan’s limited-time customisation
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2023
A cheesy green tea Frappuccino to celebrate the holidays.
- Japan
- (Anji Tabata • customisation • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Netlflix stop-motion Pokémon series has new preview video, theme song from city pop legend【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2023
Psyduck co-stars in series about finding inner peace and daily joy.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • city pop • J-Pop • Mariya Takeuchi • Netlflix • Pokemon • Psyduck • stop motion • stop motion animation • video • video games)
Ghibli action figures bring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind soldiers to life in 3-D form
- Oona McGee
Nov 15, 2023
Supporting cast takes centre stage with new anime figures from Kaiyodo.
- Japan
- (action figures • anime • figures • figurines • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kaiyodo • Nausicaa • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)
Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to a good non-Hiroshima-y restaurant in Hiroshima
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2023
Skipping Hiroshima’s most famous food brought us to a place that both is and isn’t representative of the city.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Hey Japanese taxi driver • Hiroshima • musubi • Noodles • okonomiyaki • onigiri • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • rice balls • SNJO • taxi • travel • udon)
New indie game The Exit 8 may make us never want to enter another Japanese subway station again
- Krista Rogers
Nov 15, 2023
Anyone who’s ever gotten lost in the maze of a Tokyo station is bound to feel something akin to adventure, horror, or both when playing this game.
- Japan
- (Horror • immersive • indie games • Kotake Create • liminal spaces • Steam • Subway • The Exit 8 • walking simulator)
How much more expensive is it to use microwave rice packs instead of cooking/freezing your own?
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2023
”Pack rice” and frozen rice leftovers can both save you time, but how much money does the cheaper option save you?
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • life hack • microwave • microwave rice • pack gohan • pack rice • rice • rice cooker)
Sushi for breakfast? Our under-1,000-yen breakfast with Hama Sushi’s new morning menu
- Shannon
Nov 15, 2023
It may not be normal, but we could get used to this.
- Japan
- (breakfast • Chiba • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • Japanese breakfast • Kaitenzushi • Matsudo • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • sushi breakfast)
Pokémon and Tiffany team up for new accessory line with US$31,500 Pikachu pendant【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2023
Catching ‘em all will not be cheap.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • fashion • jewelry • necklaces • Pikachu • Poké Ball • Pokemon • Tiffany • video games)
Spirited Away No Face lamp is back, senses when you’re near, welcomes you with lantern light【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2023
Nice to see you again, No Face, and to know that the feeling is mutual.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
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Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
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Virtual idol Hatsune Miku redesigned with look that adds new elements and brings back old ones
You COULD eat a terrifying octopus egg in Japan, but SHOULD you? Let’s find out!【Taste test】
Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
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