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Sakura ramen brings a touch of hanami flower-viewing to popular Japanese noodle chain

• Oona McGee
  Mar 12, 2023
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A tasty way to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2023 • COK • food • hanami • Japanese food • limited edition • mentaiko • Mitsuyado Seimen • Noodles • ramen • Restaurant • restaurants • sakura • sakura 2023 • tsukemen)

What the heck is okame soba?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 12, 2023

An obscure noodle dish a lot of Japanese people don’t even know about.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Japanese food • local cuisine • Noodles • okame soba • recipes • SNJO • soba)

Katsu curry rice you can eat with your hands? Mos Burger unveils new Rice Burger Katsu Curry

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 12, 2023

One thing might prevent this from being one of the greatest sandwiches ever made, though.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • curry • curry rice • food • katsu • katsu curry • Mos Burger • pork cutlet • rice burgers)

60-year-old Japanese laundromat owner fights panty thief half his age, almost gets run over【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2023

Thief tells owner what he’s doing in “none of your concern,” but brave senior disagrees.

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• Japan
• (crazy • crime • laundromat • underwear theif • video • weird)

New stainless steel Pokémon tableware promises to be useful in all sorts of scenarios

• Dale Roll
  Mar 11, 2023

Add convenient Pokémon plates and mugs to your next Pokémon “picnic”!

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• Japan
• (camping • COK • cooking • Eevee • outdoors • Pikachu • Pokemon • portable • stainless steel • tableware)

A meatless beef bowl? We try a plant-based meal at Sukiya in Taiwan

• Dale Roll
  Mar 11, 2023

Can a meatless beef bowl pass the “meat” test?

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• Japan
• (beef bowl • COK • food • gyudon • meatless • plant-based meat • SNJO • Sukiya • Taiwan • taste test • vegetarian • Yoshinoya • Yoshinoya Taiwan • Yui Imai)

Japan’s famous Don Quijote discount retailer signs can now be yours with custom-made service【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2023

Original message cards are sure to bring a smile to the face of anyone who loves bargains.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • Don Quijote • signage • signs • SNJO)

Tidying expert Maire Kondo teams up with budget store 3Coins for a home organization line

• Dale Roll
  Mar 10, 2023

No more shoe boxes–we’re using pretty things instead!

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• Japan
• (3 Coins • 3COINS • COK • cool • home organization • interior • kitchen • kitchen goods • Marie Kondo • Tidying Up with Marie Kondo • tidyness)

Ghibli Park visitors caught in lewd acts with anime character figures

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2023

The silence from Studio Ghibli regarding the matter has landed it in hot water.

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• Japan
• (Aichi Prefecture • Amusement Parks • anime • anime figures • controversy • figurines • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • lewd • news • social media • Studio Ghibli • Tales from Earthsea • theme parks • up-skirt • When Marnie Was There)

Master Lego builder’s Great Wave off Kanagawa making move across ocean for Hokusai event【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2023

Japan’s only Lego Certified Professional recreates Japan’s most famous painting.

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• Japan
• (art • awesome • COK • cool • Great Wave • Great Wave off Kanagawa • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • LEGO • Museum of Fine Arts Boston • museums • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

What should you do if you have Japanese money that’s been destroyed like this?

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2023

After waiting a year to get her lost wallet back, is all hope lost for our reporter’s 1o,000 yen bill?

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• Japan
• (10000 yen bill • COK • crazy • experiment • money • SNJO)

Coffee-infused rice for rice balls and curry? Taste-testing a recipe from Japan’s coffee experts

• Katie Pask
  Mar 10, 2023

Soaking your rice in some Italian Roast makes a world of difference!

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • cooking • curry • food • KALDI • onigiri • recipe • rice • rice balls • rice cooker • SNJO • taste test)

Japan gets a new Fanta for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2023

Mmmm milky carbonation…

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Fanta • lactic acid bacteria • limited edition • limited edition flavors • Limited edition flavours • new • soft drink • soft drinks • strawberry • yoghurt • yogurt)

Coca-Cola Japan releasing canned Jack Daniel’s cocktails

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2023

A “Jack Coke” with no mixing required.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • canned cocktails • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Japan • COK • drinks • Jack and Coke • Jack Daniel’s • Whiskey • whisky)

Stunning stop-motion samurai video “Hidari” is like nothing you’ve seen before【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Mar 9, 2023

Left is right.

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• Japan
• (animation • art • awesome • cinema • cool • crowdfunding • Hidari Jingoro • stop motion • video • woodworking)

Visiting the Japan Snake Center, the Gunma zoo dedicated entirely to snakes

• Dale Roll
  Mar 9, 2023

Venom Extraction Room’s Snake Meet and Greet is just the start of the weird fun at this facility hidden in the mountains of east Japan.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • cool • Gunma • Japan Snake Center • reptiles • science • snakes • SNJO • travel • weird • zoo • zoos)

New Japanese KitKat combines two flavours in one for brand new taste sensation

• Oona McGee
  Mar 9, 2023

Piko Taro and his alter ego are on board with this new combination.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • cool • Daimaou Kosaka • food • funny • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • limited edition • marketing • Nestle • new • piko taro • promotion • sweets • videos)

Japanese police make first “sushi terrorism” arrests for disgusting sushi restaurant prank videos

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 9, 2023

Like the plates in revolving sushi restaurants, justice eventually comes around.

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • crime • food • gross • kaiten sushi • Kura Sushi • pranks • pranksters • restaurants • revolving sushi • sushi)

Japanese rokushigake temple architecture for your living room: The no-nail Masugumi table

• Shannon
  Mar 9, 2023

If you’re looking for your new artisanal centerpiece, this is it.

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• Japan
• (architecture • COK • culture • furniture • interior • interior design • shrines • temples • traditional)

Cherry blossom parties allowed at Tokyo’s most popular sakura spots for first time since pandemic

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 8, 2023

Rules are still in place for how late parties can go, though.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2023 • COK • hanami • Inokashira park • Megurogawa • Nakameguro • sakura • sakura 2023 • Tokyo • Ueno Park • yoyogi park)

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