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“More Japanese than Japan” – Kodawari Ramen Tsukiji in Paris lives up to every part of its name

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 27, 2022
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The wisdom of “Long line equals great ramen” turns out to be as true in Paris as it is in Tokyo.

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• Europe, Japan
• (awesome • COK • cool • food • france • Noodles • paris • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • Tsukiji)

We visit the new Japan branch of Wayback Burgers, try their vegan set, notice a big problem

• Dale Roll
  Apr 27, 2022

Why does being eco-conscious have to be so hard?

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• Japan
• (burgers • meat substitute • meatless • Mr. Sato • NEXT MEATS • plant-based • vegan • Wayback Burgers)

Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best squid sushi?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 27, 2022

We’re going beyond fish today with a four-way maika faceoff.

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• Japan
• (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Hama Sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kappa Sushi • Kura Sushi • revolving sushi • SNJO • squid • sushi • Sushiro • taste test)

Town in Yamaguchi accidentally sends everyone’s COVID-19 relief money to one person

• Master Blaster
  Apr 27, 2022

Bank error in their favor. Collect 46.3 million yen.

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• Japan
• (Abu • COVID-19 • crime • mistakes • money • mysteries • Yamaguchi Prefecture)

Origami folded by gyaru – The first capsule toy it’s impossible to get a complete set of【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 27, 2022

Flock of cranes folded by flashy women comes with a side of philosophy.

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• Japan
• (capsule toys • COK • crazy • funny • gacha • gacha toys • gachapon • Gyaru • origami • oritsuru • paper cranes • SNJO • vending machine toys • weird)

Do people in Kyoto really stand to the right on escalators?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2022

How true is the left-in-Tokyo, right-in-Kyoto standing rule?

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• Japan
• (Kyoto • travel)

Super Mario movie delayed, Nintendo posts strange apology

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 26, 2022

”This is Miyamoto.”

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• Japan, USA
• (COK • nintendo • Shigeru Miyamoto • Super Mario • Super Mario CG movie • Super Mario movie • video games)

Did you know Tokyoites get discounts on certain hotels? We list them up

• Shannon
  Apr 26, 2022

A discount just for living, working, or studying in Tokyo? We’ll take it!

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• Japan
• (accommodation • cheap accommodation • hotels • Tokyo • travel)

A trip to the deadline cafe in Tokyo, where staff won’t let you leave until you’re done writing

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2022

A place where you can pay staff to look over your shoulder to help you stop procrastinating.

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • cool • crazy • Koenji • Manuscript Writing Cafe • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • weird • writing)

Our reporter dishes on the differences between sushi from Ginza Kyubey and Sushiro【Taste test】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 26, 2022

Yuuichiro explores the similarities and dissimilarities of sushi from an upscale restaurant in Tokyo and an inexpensive conveyor belt sushi chain. 

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• Japan
• (comparison • food • Ginza Kyubey • gourmet • sushi • Sushiro • taste test • Yuichiro Wasai • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Sega begins Puyo Puyo Boot Camp to help bring eSports into more Japanese high schools

• Master Blaster
  Apr 26, 2022

A place where kids can learn their power chains from their stairs.

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• Japan
• (esports • high school • Puyo Puyo • Puyo Puyo Boot Camp • school activities • school sports • Sega • sports • video games)

Japan’s first Dinosaur Race features T. rexes flopping their way across the finish line 【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 26, 2022

Ah, yes, it’s good to see the first race of its kind in approximately 66 million years.

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• Japan
• (dinosaur • Dinosaur Race • funny • inflatable suit • T-Rex • Tottori Prefecture • Tyrannosaurus Rex)

US$12,000 Final Fantasy figure is so amazingly beautiful it just might be worth the price【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 25, 2022

If you’re gonna drop 1.485 million yen on a video game figure, this is the one to do it on.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • crazy • expensive • figures • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VI • video • video games • Yoshitaka Amano)

We make chashu in just eight minutes, thanks to Kaldi’s microwaveable roast pork【Taste Test】

• Katie Pask
  Apr 25, 2022

“Quick” and “easy” are not words usually associated with roast pork… until now!

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• Japan
• (char siu • chashu • cooking • food • KALDI • kitchen • Mr. Sato • pork • roast pork • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)

Deep-fried delight – Taste testing the menchi katsu from four Japanese convenience store chains

• SoraNews24
  Apr 25, 2022

Four chains, five cutlets, and one very full stomach.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • COK • convenience stores • cutlets • Family mart • food • Lawson • menchi katsu • mincemeat cutlet • Mini Stop • SNJO • taste test)

McDonald’s teams up with local confectioners for new lineup of very Japanese desserts

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2022

Schoolgirls step in to represent Tokyo, Kyoto, and a surprise outsider for this surprising collection. 

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• Japan
• (COK • commercials • desserts • food • Gion Tsujiri • ice cream • Japanese commercials • kikyo shingen mochi • limited edition • marketing • matcha • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McShake • new • pies • shingen mochi • sweets • Tokyo Banana • video)

New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2022

Not in Japan to try them? We’ve got you covered with a hack to make wet chips at home, no matter where you are in the world!

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• Japan
• (Calbee • COK • Japanese potato chips • K. Masami • potato chips • recipes • senbei • snacks • SNJO • SoraKitchen • weird potato chip flavors • weird snacks)

Bulk-buying otaku has heart broken by Spy x Family Gum【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 25, 2022

Anime tie-in turns out, unexpectedly, to be exactly what it promised.

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• Japan
• (anime • funny • gum • manga • otaku • Spy x Family • sweets • video)

Never waste time arguing about what to eat for dinner again with Japan’s Six Noodle Dice【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 24, 2022

It’s not a gamble when all of the outcomes are delicious.

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• Japan
• (awesome • capsule toys • clever • cool • dice • food • Noodles • ramen • soba • udon)

Luxury hotel chain opens hotel on edge of Osaka’s infamous Nishinari for its “deep culture”

• Master Blaster
  Apr 24, 2022

Brings new meaning to the phrase “slumming it.”

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• Japan
• (Airin District • gentrification • Hoshino Resorts • hotels • Nishinari • Osaka • society)

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  3. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
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  5. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
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  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
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  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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  8. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  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
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