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A visit to Mugenkyo, the valley of phantom mists, and the abandoned village of Mifuke【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2023
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A perfectly peaceful river cruise takes us on a trip back into the past.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • COK • Fukushima • Mifuke • Mugenkyo • nature • SNJO • travel)

“Sushi terrorist” found guilty in Nagoya District Court

• Master Blaster
  Oct 16, 2023

Sentencing left many feeling justice wasn’t served.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • Conveyor belt sushi • crime • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • prank • prank video • revolving sushi • sushi • sushi terrorism)

Pikachu Van Gogh Pokémon card pulled from museum promotion for “safety and security” reasons

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2023

Limited-edition card dubbed a safety hazard for guests and workers.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • art • collectible cards • museums • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon cards • Pokémon x Van Gogh • Van Gogh Museum • video games)

“Hey Singaporean taxi driver! Take us to the best restaurant in Singapore!”

• Dale Roll
  Oct 16, 2023

The recommendation of a taxi driver is all we needed to stop at this super local spot.

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• Japan
• (food • Hainanese chicken • Kaya toast • Singapore • Singaporean cuisine • Southeast Asia • travel)

Pokémon and 158-year-old Kyoto sweets shop team up for Pokémon wagashi confectionery line【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2023

And yes, the Johto Legendary Pokémon is included.

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• Japan
• (anime • food • Kyoto • nerikiri • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games • wagashi)

Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2023

Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten. 

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• Japan
• (art • breakfast • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • kissaten • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

We deliver 441 pounds of lucky bag prizes, and a cuddly friend, to one very lucky reader【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 15, 2023

“Earnestly carry out your dumb ideas,” our boss always says.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • fukubukuro • funny • Lucky Bags • Mr. Sato • panda • SNJO • weird • Yoshio)

Gacha capsule toy machine sells Casio watch rings in Japan, and we try to get all of them

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2023

Will the gacha gods smile kindly on our desire to own all of these cute miniature watches?

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• Japan
• (capsule machines • capsule toy • capsule toy machines • capsule toys • Casio • challenge • cool • cute • fashion • gacha • gacha machines • gachapon • haruka takagi • rings • SNJO • watches)

Is a 60,000-yen (US$400) rice cooker worth the price? We rented one to find out

• Dale Roll
  Oct 14, 2023

I mean, really, how much better could the rice it makes be?

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• Japan
• (cooking • K. Masami • kitchen appliances • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice cooker • SoraKitchen • taste test • Zorjirushi)

End-of-the-line exploring in Japan: Visiting Hashimoto Station

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2023

A Tokyo subway commute daydream turns into a ride to the end of the line.

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• Japan
• (COK • end of the line • Hashimoto • Keio Sagamihara Line • SNJO • stations • subways • Toei Shinjuku Line • trains • travel)

Can you make a good chicken ramen broth with KFC fried chicken?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2023

We find out if KFC ramen should be a thing, and the results are surprising.

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• Japan
• (broth • chicken • chicken ramen • COK • cooking • fast food • food • fried chicken • funny • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • KFC • KFC Japan • Nissin • ramen • ramen soup • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • weird)

New Seafood Cup Noodle flavor actually includes a lot of pork content

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2023

Tonkotsu Seafood instant ramen is a bold new idea, but it’s one our palates might already be partially prepared for.

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle Seafood Noodle • cup noodles • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • nodles • ramen • tonkotsu ramen)

Nettori Peanuts: New Garigari-kun popsicle tastes like a peanut butter sandwich

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2023

If you don’t know what “nettori” means in Japanese, you definitely will after eating this ice cream.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • COK • cool • food • Garigari-kun • ice candy • nuts • peanut butter • Peanuts • popsicles • rice • sandwich • shaved ice • sweets • weird • weird flavors)

Hot spring offers people of all ages chance to participate in Japanese school-style sports day

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2023

Here’s your chance to experience your Japanese high school days that never were.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • funny • hot springs • onsen • Sports Day • undokai • weird)

New Dragon Ball anime series announced, turns Goku and friends into babies【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2023

Perhaps the weirdest, and definitely the cutest, wish anyone has ever made on the Dragon Balls.

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• Japan
• (Akira Toriyama • anime & manga • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Daima • Dragon Ball Z • video)

Does mixing all four Tokujo Cup Noodle flavors result in a hyper-luxurious flavor? We find out

• Dale Roll
  Oct 13, 2023

It’s culinary madness in the SoraKitchen!

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• Japan
• (Cup Noodle • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin Cup Noodle • Noodles • ramen • SoraKitchen • taste test • Tokujo Cup Noodle)

McDonald’s changes its packaging in Japan for the first time in six years

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2023

New designs look way more enticing than the previous ones.

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• Japan
• (Big Mac • burgers • COK • design • fast food • food • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news • packaging)

Former sushi chef serves onigiri rice balls for breakfast at new morning restaurant in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2023

A breakfast place so good it’s only open for around three hours every morning.

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• Japan
• (breakfast • breakfast set • breakfast shop • COK • Japanese breakfast • Kamakura • Kanagawa • onigiri • restaurants • rice • rice balls • sushi • sushi chefs)

Flipping genius? Japan is getting a new flip phone/smartphone hybrid【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2023

Return of the gara kei?

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• Japan
• (cool • crazy • flip phones • gara kei • phones • smart phones • technology • weird)

Gigantic Super Mario head statue will welcome fans to new Nintendo shop in Kyoto【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2023

Nintendo’s hometown finally gets its own Nintendo superstore.

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• Japan
• (cool • crazy • Kyoto • Maro • nintendo • Nintendo Kyoto • Nintendo shop • Nintendo store • Super Mario • video games)

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