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Stay calm! Beloved Gen-1 Pokémon species becoming donut for first time in Mister Donut collab

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 22, 2023
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Pikachu is being joined by another classic Pokémon species in this year’s team-up.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pikachu donuts • Pokemon • Psyduck • sweets • video games)

Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images to “use within the bounds of common sense”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2023

First look at the central characters from The Boy and the Heron.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • How Do You Live • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron)

Ghibli Catbus keychain with rotating destination marker will make Totoro fans’ heads spin【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 21, 2023

Adorable accessory is also a great reminder that sometimes you need to take a break.

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • cute • Dongur Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • keychain • keyholder • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Where to buy a Curry Bread Grand Prix 2023 award-winning karepan in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2023

An unlikely place to get a curry bread, let alone a prize-winning one. 
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• Japan
• (baked goods • bread • COK • curry bread • Curry Bread Grand Prix • food • Japan Curry Bread Association • Japanese food • kare pan • karepan • Mr. Sato • Ningyocho • review • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo)

Japan’s favorite pork cutlet sandwich maker also has awesome katsudon restaurant in Tokyo Station

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 21, 2023

Maisen Shokudo will make sure you get on the train with a full and happy stomach.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • katsu • katsudon • Maisen • pork • pork cutlet • restaurants • SNJO • stations • Tokyo Station • trains • travel)

This crazy car gadget totally blows, but does it do it in a good way?【Product test】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 21, 2023

Battling the summer heat in a head-on way.

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• Japan
• (cars • COK • crazy • funny • gadgets • hot • Masanuki Sunakoma • online shopping tests • product tests • SNJO • weird)

Antarctic Curry: Japanese restaurant revives meal eaten by Antarctic explorers

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2023

10,000 hours of work went into reviving this dish, and the results were definitely worth it. 

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• Japan
• (Antarctica • COK • cool • crazy • curry • food • Hanayama Udon • history cool • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • udon)

Takoyaki store in Osaka becomes a hot topic on Reddit, but is it any good?

• SoraNews24
  Aug 20, 2023

What’s good for a visitor isn’t always good for a local. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Dotonbori • food • Japanese food • Juhachiban • octopus • Osaka • reddit • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • takoyaki • taste test • weird)

Mr. Sato has a life-changing experience at this revolving sushi restaurant in Tokyo

• Master Blaster
  Aug 20, 2023

Like sushi on a conveyor belt, the hands of time continue to turn.

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• Japan
• (Conveyor belt sushi • Mr. Sato • revolving sushi • senior discounts • sushi • Tachikawa • Taisei • Tokyo)

It turns out making this traditional Niigata dessert is easy, so we tried it!【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 20, 2023

There’s nothing like a fresh-made Sasa Dango!

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• Japan
• (dango • home cooking • Japanese sweets • mugwort • Niigata • red bean paste • Sasa Dango • SoraKitchen • sweets • Udonko)

In Japan, you can buy ramen noodles made by prison inmates, but is it any good?【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Aug 20, 2023

Taste-testing kyoseiten ramen noodles.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • food • kyoseiten • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test)

Awesome life-size Hololive art panels take over Tokyo Dome City【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 20, 2023

Hololive City is a free art event filled with fun and photo ops for virtual YouTuber fans.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • HoloLive • Hololive City • otaku • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo Dome • Tokyo Dome City • virtual YouTubers • VTubers)

Japanese mom cooking – A super easy recipe for daikon, Japan’s giant radishes【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2023

A cross-cultural conversation helps Seiji rediscover one of his favorite dishes from his childhood.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • daikon • food • radish • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen)

Suntory now sells Yamazaki whisky cans in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2023

Is a Japanese highball in a can as good as a homemade highball? 

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• Japan
• (canned drinks • COK • drinking • drinks • Hakushu • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • K. Masami • review • SNJO • Suntory • Suntory Whisky • taste test • Whiskey • whisky • Yamazaki • Yamazaki whiskey • Yamazaki whisky)

Japan’s hardest frozen treat is secretly an ingredient to make great hot dessert drinks【Recipe】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2023

It’s not hard to love this super easy Azuki Bar drink recipe.

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• Japan
• (azuki • azuki bar • COK • drinks • food • Imuraya • recipe • SNJO • sweet red beans • sweets)

We make an easy, cheap variation of an Eel Kabayaki Bowl that’s also vegetarian!【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 19, 2023

All the flavor with none of the price!

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• Japan
• (cooking • eggplants • food • kabayaki • Masanuki Sunakoma • recipes • SoraKitchen)

Mos Burger opens new online store dedicated just to frozen rice burger bulk buys

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2023

Includes special rice burgers not available in regular Mos Burger restaurants.

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• Japan
• (burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • Mos Burger • rice • rice burgers)

Nara deer shikadamari mystery deepens as tourists return to Nara park

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2023

Baffling summer gathering phenomenon sees deer numbers dwindle to their lowest levels. 

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • deer • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • shika • shikadamari • SNJO • travel • weird)

What it’s really like to live in a women’s dormitory at a Japanese university

• SoraNews24
  Aug 19, 2023

Firsthand account reveals it’s not all pillow fights and gossip sessions.

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• Japan
• (COK • college student • colleges • culture • Japanese university • SNJO • society • student life • universities • university students)

Japanese restaurant serves extra wide noodles next to Tokyo Station

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2023

Get a taste of a different type of noodle in the heart of Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (COK • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • ramen • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo Station • tsukemen)

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