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Our Japanese reporter tries Palestinian food for the first time in Tokyo【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Nov 7, 2023
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Seiji expands his palate in Nakajuban.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Palestinian food • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)

Secret lunch spot in Tokyo’s Muji Hotel is a hidden gem that few people know about

• Oona McGee
  Nov 7, 2023

Get a taste of Muji that you can’t get anywhere else.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Ginza • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test)

Canned zosui rice porridge poised to be new hot drink vending machine hero in Japan this winter

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 7, 2023

Hot vending machine drinks inspired by hot pot.

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• Japan
• (drinks • Dydo • food • hot pot • hot vending machines • Japanese vending machines • soup • vending machines • zosui)

J-pop royalty Ayumi Hamasaki teams up with Club Harie for collaborative baum cakes

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 7, 2023

The best-selling Japanese solo musical artist in history celebrates her 25th anniversary with a special sweet treat.

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• Japan
• (25th anniversary • avex • Ayumi Hamasaki • baumkuchen • Club Harie • dessert • music • new product • sweets • tour)

Japan’s most popular revolving sushi chain relaxes employee dress code, allows dyed hair, beards

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 7, 2023

Sushiro wants to create a more individualistic work environment.

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • dress code • dyed hair • food • Kaitenzushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • society • sushi • Sushiro)

McDonald’s Japan ends heartwarming nothing-special anime ad series with two last videos

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 6, 2023

After family, friends, and lovers, two more “nothing-special happy times” get their moments in the cozy anime spotlight.

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• Japan
• (ads.anime • cool • fast food • food • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moving • touching • video)

Epic melon pancakes found at hidden cafe in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Nov 6, 2023

Proof that some of Tokyo’s best secrets are hiding underground. 

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• Japan
• (cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • Ginza • Japanese melon • kissaten • Masanuki Sunakoma • melon • pancakes • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Japan’s new Coins of Destiny capsule toys want to help you answer life’s most important questions

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 6, 2023

Such as “Should I get up now, or go back to sleep?”

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• Japan
• (capsule toys • coins • crazy • funny • gachapon • Tama Kyu • weird)

This buttery, garlicky sausage and rice recipe is simple, cheap, and pretty much to die for

• Dale Roll
  Nov 6, 2023

What more could you want in a meal?!

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • 7-Premium • COK • convenience store • cooking • easy recipe • food • recipe • rice cooker • rice cooker recipe • sausages • SNJO • SoraKitchen)

This decommissioned bus on the side of the road in Tochigi serves up some tasty ramen

• Master Blaster
  Nov 6, 2023

Get on the ramen bus!

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• Japan
• (buses • COK • cool • crazy • cricket • food • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • Tochigi • weird)

Quick-thinking, compassionate Japanese cab driver prevents passenger suicide at dam

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 6, 2023

That’s some dam fine work.

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• Japan
• (COK • dams • moving • Taxi Driver • taxis • touching)

Converse All-Stars team up with two all-stars of Japanese art for Wave, Skull ukiyo-e shoes【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 6, 2023

Hokusai and Kuniyoshi for your feet.

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• Japan
• (art • Chuck Taylor • Converse • Converse All-Stars • fashion • Great Wave • Great Wave off Kanagawa • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • shoes • sneakers • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

“Hey, British taxi driver, take us to the best fish and chips shop in this part of London!”

• Dale Roll
  Nov 5, 2023

Will another taxi consultation result in another delicious meal?

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• UK
• (british cuisine • British food • COK • fish and chips • food • Hey Ta • Ikuna Kamezawa • london • restaurants • SNJO • SNJP • travel • U.K.)

New Pokémon blankets are part plushie cushion, part fluffy wrap, and all adorable【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 5, 2023

Pikachu and two (actually one) other Pokémon species are ready to keep you warm or to just give you warm fuzzy feelings.

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• Japan
• (anime • blanket • cute • interior • manga • Pikachu • plushie • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • video games • warm)

An unexpected visitor stops by our cheap Japanese house in the countryside【SoraHouse】

• Oona McGee
  Nov 5, 2023

Proof that when night falls, nature comes out to play in the Japanese countryside, like something out of an anime film.

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• Japan
• (animals • cheap property • COK • country life • countryside • deer • Japanese countryside • Japanese property • property • real estate • renovation • SNJO • SoraHouse • trail cam)

Inventor of the punch perm awarded Medal of Honor

• Master Blaster
  Nov 4, 2023

Osakan inventor attributes idea to those damn long-haired Beatles.

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• Japan
• (COK • fashion • hairstyles • Medal of Honor • Osaka • punch perm • Ryoichi Hijiya • society • yellow ribbon)

No need to wait in line for Michelin-starred ramen – Tokyo restaurant starts reservation system

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2023

Ginza restaurant will let you skip waiting in line if you plan ahead…and pay a fee.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Michelin • Michelin Guide • Michelin ramen • Michelin star • Noodles • ramen • restaurants)

Does Harajuku’s ramen restaurant with a constant line live up to the hype? Let’s find out!

• Dale Roll
  Nov 4, 2023

Are lines deceptive, or is the food as good as they suggest?

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Harajuku • Kyushu Jangara • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • Takashi Harada • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)

Beautiful models and cool cars from the Japan Mobility Show【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2023

A visit to the renamed Tokyo Motor Show.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • cars • COK • Japan Mobility Show • motorcycles • SNJO • Tokyo Motor Show)

Trying Häagen-Dazs Japan’s Brûlée Brûlée Brûlée for a taste of, well, crème brûlée

• Shannon
  Nov 4, 2023

No, that’s not a typo.

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• Japan
• (creme brulee • Family mart • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Japanese ice cream)

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  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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