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How to eat Japan’s super long noodles【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2022
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Devil’s Club noodles are over half the length of an average human, so how the heck do you eat them? 

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • food • hiyamugi • Japanese noodles • K. Masami • Noodles • Okayama • SNJO • somen • taste test • travel • udon • weird)

10 best Studio Ghibli anime, as picked by Japanese fans– Different ages have different answers

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2022

There’s some overlap at the top, but after that teens and older top 10 lists start to deserve.

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• Japan
• (Hayao Miyazaki • movies • ranking • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • survey • Totoro)

Yes! Ramen soup in heated cans coming to Japanese vending machines and convenience stores

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2022

Sure, canned coffee is great and all, but this is what we’re really craving.

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• Japan
• (awesome • convenience stores • cool • crazy • drinks • food • hot canned drinks • Ippudo • Japan Railways • JR • JR East • New Days • ramen • tonkotsu • vending machines)

Explore tarot to your heart’s content with Tokyo’s new tarot-themed cafe

• Dale Roll
  Oct 8, 2022

Tarot-themed decor, a plant-based menu, freebies, a gift shop, and more…this cafe has everything a tarot fan could want!

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• Japan
• (Asakusabashi • cafe • plant-based • Tarot • tarot cards • themed cafes • Tokyo • vegetarian cuisine)

Japanese arcade has special UFO catcher/crane games that guarantee you’ll win【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2022

Victory is within your grasp!

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• Japan
• (Arcades • awesome • claw game • COK • cool • crane game • game centers • Namco • SNO • UFO catchers)

Curry chain CoCo Ichi opens branch in Japan serving Japanese curry rice created outside Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2022

Curry House CoCo Ichibanya World offers dishes and roux “reverse imported” from the chain’s overseas branches.

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• Japan
• (CoCo Ichiban • coco ichibanya • COK • curry • food • restaurants)

Calbee Potato Chips pouch impresses us and makes us want more chips

• Shannon
  Oct 7, 2022

Don’t mistake its zipper for an actual potato chip.

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• Japan
• (accessories • bags • Calbee • COK • cool • fashion • food • potato chips • SNJO • Takarajimasha • weird)

A visit to one of Japan’s motorcycle Shinto shrines

• Master Blaster
  Oct 7, 2022

You don’t have to be a motorcycle enthusiast to visit here, but it helps.

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• Japan
• (Chiba • COK • cool • Go Hatori • Kashiwa • motorcycles • Mr. Sato • Omamori • shinto • shrines • SNJO • weird)

The trailer for the Super Mario Bros. CG animated movie is finally here【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2022

Nintendo gives us a peek at the moment Mario arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom for the very first time.

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• Global, Japan
• (Illumination Entertainment • movies • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. movie • video • video games)

Tokyo’s world-famous Kappabashi restaurant supply street’s annual festival is going on right now

• SoraNews24
  Oct 7, 2022

If you need just about any kind of cookware or tableware, you can find it here.

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• Japan
• (cheap • cooking • festivals • Kappabashi • Kappabashi-dori • Tokyo)

Kyoto Animation director’s new KitKat anime video shows sweet moment between mother and daughter

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2022

True story serves as basis for latest “Kit Kat Creates the Chance” video.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • food • Kit Kat • Kit Kats Japan • KitKat • Kyoto Animation • moving • Naoko Yamada • sweets • touching)

Bomb squad in Japan summoned to take care of…abandoned briefcase full of adult toys

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 6, 2022

Discharge happened long before investigators were on-scene.

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• Japan
• (crime • funny • gross • trash • video • weird)

Tully’s Coffee Japan releases 8 region-limited drinks following drinks election

• Shannon
  Oct 6, 2022

Gotta drink ’em all before they’re gone!

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• Japan
• (coffee • cool • limited edition flavors • regional tastes • Tully's • Tully's Coffee)

Pokémon vending machine lures us in with its cute animated Pikachu

• Oona McGee
  Oct 6, 2022

The beloved electric Pocket Monster powers up some special goods at this highway stop in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (anime • Ashigara Service Area • COK • highway • Japanese vending machines • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • rubber bands • service area • Shizuoka • SNJO • tourism • travel • traveling • vending machines • video games)

Mega Anya joins 3-D Anya on giant video billboards as Spy x Family continues Tokyo takeover【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 6, 2022

Anime Anya and manga Anya are both adorable in their own unique, and gigantic, ways.

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• Japan
• (3-D billboard • anime • Anya • awesome • COK • cool • cute • giant video screen • manga • Shibuya • shinjuku • SNJO • Spy x Family • video • video billboards)

Mr. Sato experiences the all-you-can-eat bread heaven…at Kamakura Pasta

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 6, 2022

Why skimp on carbs when you can instead go all out and eat double the carbs?

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • bread • COK • Ichigaya • Kamakura Pasta • pasta • restaurants • SNJO • spaghetti)

Japanese restaurant chain now serving perfect recreations of Studio Ghibli food【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 6, 2022

And it’s located conveniently close to the Studio Ghibli theme park.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • food • Ghibli food • Ghibli Park • izakaya • restaurants • Studio Ghibli)

One Piece to take over all of Times Square on October 8th

• Master Blaster
  Oct 5, 2022

Start spreadin’ the news…

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • manga • movies • New York • One Piece • One Piece Film: Red • Times Square)

Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 7: Climbing mountains【SoraHouse】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2022

What will we discover when we hike up the mountain behind the SoraHouse?

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• Japan
• (bathing • baths • cheap homes • COK • home renovation • Japanese baths • Masanuki Sunakoma • nature • property • real estate • rivers • rotenburo • SNJO • SoraHouse • Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home)

Japanese vending machine mecca: Around 100 rare retro machines await you at this unusual location

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2022

Step back in time with old-school vending machines that dispense unique products in retro packaging.

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• Japan
• (Bon curry • burgers • cool • curry • food • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • Noodles • retort curry • retro • retro technology • soba • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • udon • unusual • vending machines • weird)

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  2. Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  5. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  6. Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
  7. Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
  8. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  9. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  6. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  7. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  8. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
  9. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  7. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  8. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  9. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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