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Only one Ringer Hut noodle shop in Japan sells koppepan sandwiches, and we try them out

• Shannon
  Jun 29, 2023
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For when you’re not quite in the mood for just noodles.

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• Japan
• (bread • chanpon • COK • food • koppe pan • koppepan • Noodles • ramen • Ringer Hut • sandwiches • SNJO)

Escape the Kyoto crowds at these lesser-known spots in Arashiyama

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2023

Find your zen at these special hideaways.

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• Japan
• (Arashiyama • art • art gallery • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kyoto • nature • off the beaten path • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • textiles • Togetsukyo • tourism • tourist sites • tours • travel • Yasunari Kawabata • Yusai Okuda)

Naruto’s dad is star of new manga drawn and written by creator Masashi Kishimoto

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 29, 2023

Ninja father steps into the spotlight for special Shonen Jump anniversary issue.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • Naruto • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Four things you should eat at KFC Japan, according to staff who work there

• Oona McGee
  Jun 29, 2023

We find out if there’s more to KFC than just fried chicken.

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• Japan
• (burgers • chicken • Clerk's Own-Pocket Recommendation • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • SNJO • taste test)

Otaku tech company creates Digital Figure Box for anime figures with no physical form【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 29, 2023

Gatebox continues to blur the boundary between digital and physical worlds.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • digital figures • figures • Gatebox • manga • otaku • technology • weird)

Starbucks Japan’s new clear coffee is like coffee for people who don’t like coffee

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2023

The Coffeeade offers a new type of refreshment this summer. 

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• Japan
• (citrus • coffee • Coffeeade • COK • drinks • K. Masami • lime • limited edition • new • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

Final Fantasy XVI cafe menu brings Eikon drinks, Torgal parfait to Tokyo’s Square Enix Cafe【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 28, 2023

Akihabara eatery gives edible/drinkable salute to the newest Final Fantasy.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • cafes • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XVI • food • restaurants • Square Enix • sweets • themed cafes • themed restaurants • video games)

Manga water damage rescue tip lets us read our favorites without fear in the bathtub

• SoraNews24
  Jun 28, 2023

Our reporter loves nothing more than a good soak with a good manga, and now she knows how to get rid of the page warping that comes with that combination.

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• Japan
• (anime • books • COK • experiment • life hacks • manga • SNJO • water damage)

Tamaya, shaved ice that looks like gelato

• Shannon
  Jun 28, 2023

Both confusing and pleasing to the tastebuds.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • gelato • ice cream • milk seki • shaved ice • SNJO • sweets)

Udon restaurant chain opens its first-ever drive-through restaurant in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2023

This unique branch of Marugame Seimen even has an exclusive menu for drivers.

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• Japan
• (drive through • driving • food • Gunma • limited edition • Marugame Udon • Masanuki Sunakoma • new • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • udon • weird)

Our newlywed reporter tests Japan’s Let Me Sleep Quietly Mask to stop snoring, help hubby get Zs

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 28, 2023

Sure, it looks crazy, but is it crazy enough to work?

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• Japan
• (COK • funny • Mariko Ohanabatake • sleep • SNJO • snoring • weird)

Calpis factory tour in Japan is an experience to remember【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Jun 27, 2023

Tour, tasting, and super rare souvenirs make this a must-visit spot for fans of the iconic drink. 

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• Japan
• (Asahi • Calpis • COK • drinks • factory tours • Gunma • lactobacillus • Masanuki Sunakoma • probiotic drink • review • SNJO • taste test • tours)

Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2023

Ministry committee wants to speed up the process by which women can obtain pills.

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• Japan
• (COK • contraceptives • morning-after pill • pregnancy • society)

Back-to-back airings of the movie Titanic put Fuji TV in hot water

• Master Blaster
  Jun 27, 2023

Too soon?

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• Global, Japan
• (disasters • Fuji TV • James Cameron • movies • Oceangate • submarine • television • Titan • Titanic)

Himeji Castle gets first official Lego set, Zen block garden kit on the way too【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2023

Japan’s most iconic castle is yours to build in Lego form, as is a Japanese garden to soothe your mind.

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• Japan
• (castles • COK • cool • culture • Himeji Castle • history • Japanese gardens • LEGO • Lego Architecture • toys)

The top 10 Studio Ghibli anime homes that fans would most like to live in

• Oona McGee
  Jun 27, 2023

Japanese survey reveals the studio’s most popular anime houses, and why people want to live there in real life.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime characters • COK • cute • Ghibli • homes • houses • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • My Neighbour Totoro • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Robot-operated soba stand in Tokyo is too busy for its machine chef to keep up with

• Master Blaster
  Jun 27, 2023

A sobering soba experience.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Mr. Sato • Noodles • restaurants • robots • SNJO • soba • stations • technology • Tokyo • Ueno • Ueno Station • unmanned shops • Yo-Kai Express)

Spy x Family anime movie’s first teaser trailer released, promises desserts, dangers for Forgers

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2023

Theatrical anime feature has brand-new story not found in original manga.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • movies • Spy x Family • Spy x Family Code: White • video)

Tokyo’s first sushi cake specialty store opens in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 26, 2023

A unique way to celebrate a special occasion.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • birthday cake • birthdays • cakes • chirashizushi • COK • cool • cute • eating • food • Japanese food • SNJO • sushi • Sushi Cake • taste test • unusual • weird)

Reading manga before you buy now officially OK again at Japan’s biggest second-hand bookstore

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2023

Book Off says the practice is OK…probably.

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• Japan
• (anime • Book Off • books • manga • tachiyomi)

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