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Mister Donut teams up with master patissier for second round of luxurious, limited-edition donuts

• Dale Roll
  Jan 28, 2023
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This round has just two donuts, but they’re enough to compete with the last round!

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• Japan
• (caramel • chestnut • chocolate • donuts • Mister Donut • Mr. Donut • sweets • Toshi Yoroizuka)

New unmanned hotel opens in Japan that requires check in and check out by Suica train card only

• Shannon
  Jan 28, 2023

It’s just like boarding the train, except you’ll be sleeping here.

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• Japan
• (Fukushima • Fukushima prefecture • hotel • Hotel B4T • Iwaki Station • Mobile Suica • Suica • Suica hotel • unmanned)

Cowboy Bebop anime creator was disappointed with the Netflix version from the first scene he saw

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 28, 2023

“It was clearly not Cowboy Bebop.”

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• Internet, Japan, USA
• (anime • Cowboy Bebeop • Live action • manga • Netflix • Shinichiro Watanabe)

Wet rice crackers? Trying nure-senbei for the first time【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 28, 2023

These aren’t your typical senbei.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • rice crackers • senbei • snacks • SNJO • taste test)

Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2023

This Japanese ramen chain really knows how to please its customers.

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• Japan
• (cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)

Why is there a wrestling ring in the Underground Arena fighting bar in Kabukicho?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2023

Investigating the underbelly of Tokyo in one of its most notorious districts.

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• Japan
• (bars • COK • fighting • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • izakaya • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • pro wrestling • professional wrestling • restaurants • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • wrestling • yakuza)

Nitori furniture store guard arrested for shoplifting from Nitori furniture store

• Master Blaster
  Jan 27, 2023

Hard to find good help these days.

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• Japan
• (business • crime • furniture • Kumagaya • Nitori • Saitama • security guard • theft)

Asian Juicy: New burgers from McDonald’s Japan pay tribute to a ’90s J-pop music video by Puffy

• Oona McGee
  Jan 27, 2023

There’s a lot more than burgers to unpack here.

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• Japan
• (90s • burgers • COK • commercials • fast food • food • Idols • J-Pop • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • JPOP • limited edition • Marie Iitoyo • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • music videos • Nanase Nishino • Puffy)

Woman decides to go for a walk on the busiest train tracks at Shibuya Station【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2023

Gives odd explanation for dangerous behavior.

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• Japan
• (Shibuya • Shibuya Station • stations • trains • video • weird • Yamanote line)

Japanese government to once again allow loud cheering, full attendance at concerts, sports events

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2023

Report says latest removal of pandemic protocols will bring the noise back, but one precaution is staying in place.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • cheering • COK • concerts • coroanvirus • society)

Starbucks unveils second Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 27, 2023

Inspired by a luxury French cake, this promises to be an indulgent affair.

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• Japan
• (cakes • chocolate • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)

In our search for crispy katsudon, we try a highly recommended place in a Tokyo university town

• Dale Roll
  Jan 27, 2023

But reviews had us concerned about whether it offered what we wanted or not. 

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• Japan
• (katsu • katsudon • pork cutlet • Rice Bowl • Seiji Nakazawa • Takadanobaba • Tokyo)

Anti-insect laser gun turrets designed by Osaka University, expected to work on roaches too

• Master Blaster
  Jan 27, 2023

You’ve never seen a bug zapper quite like this.

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• Japan
• (agriculture • Institute of Laser Engineering • lasers • Osaka University • pest control • science • technology • tobacco cutworm)

Sickle-wielding attacker safely fended off by victim’s umbrella in Aomori

• Master Blaster
  Jan 27, 2023

The umbrella is mightier than the sickle.

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• Japan
• (Aomori • assault • crime • fighting • Hachinohe • sickles • umbrellas)

Masks should still be worn indoors, majority of Japanese people in poll say

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2023

Even with government plans to downgrade the coronavirus to the same danger level as seasonal flu, many plan to stay masked up.

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• Japan
• (COK • coronavirus • etiquette • health • manners • masking • masks • society)

Former women’s world boxing champion confronts molester on bus in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 26, 2023

Kumiko Shisa Ikehara couldn’t let him get away with it.

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• Japan
• (awesome • boxing • buses • chikan • crime • molesters • sports)

New Studio Ghibli die-cast anime cars on their way, even if neither one is really a car【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 26, 2023

Two memorable non-land-based Hayao Miyazaki vehicles are joining the Tomica lineup.

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• Japan
• (anime • cars • Castle in the Sky • cool • cute • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • Takara Tomy • tomica • toys)

Wearable Beanbag becomes a hot topic in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 26, 2023

Plonk yourself down anywhere, anytime with this crazy new “dress”.

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• Japan
• (bean bags • beanbags • COK • crazy • cushions • dress • dresses • fashion • funny • roomwear • warm • wearable beanbag • weird)

Mr. Sato angers the potato gods of Kogane No Potatorado restaurant

• Master Blaster
  Jan 26, 2023

Finally, a restaurant that uses the aesthetic of a used video game store.

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• Japan
• (food stands • Kogane No Potatorado • mashed potatoes • Mr. Sato • potatoes • restaurants • Shibuya • Tokyo)

Check out this atago pear from Shimane Prefecture, weighing in at 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds)

• Master Blaster
  Jan 26, 2023

This pear’s shape has gone pear-shaped.

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• Japan
• (Asahicho • atago pear • food • fruit • Hamada City • pears • Senjoen • Shimane Prefecture • travel)

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