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Which Japanese convenience store sells the best onigiri rice balls?【Taste test】
- Oona McGee
Nov 30, 2021 - Tweet
Mr Sato gives us his verdict, and stumbles upon the Onigi Remix — a new way to combine them and eat them all!
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • cheap • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • crazy • Family mart • food • konbini • Lawson • Margherita • pizza • pizzas • SNJO • taste test)
Top 5 foods to eat at USJ this winter
- Master Blaster
Nov 30, 2021
You can have your fun and eat it too.
- Japan
- (burgers • cakes • food • Jurassic Park • Kinopio’s Cafe • roast beef • SNO • Super Nintendo World • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Transparent soy sauce is a thing — we saw it, we tried it, we’re confused by it
- Katie Pask
Nov 30, 2021
Our resident soy sauce fanatic gives it a try and breaks her brain in the process.
- Japan
- (clear • cooking • food • japanese cooking • Japanese food • K. Masami • kitchen • SNJO • soy sauce • taste test • tofu • transparent • weird)
Is the Universal Studios Japan Demon Slayer ride worth riding if you’re not a Demon Slayer fan?
- Casey Baseel
Nov 30, 2021
To ride or not to ride is an easy choice if you already love or hate Demon Slayer, but what if your feelings are somewhere in the middle?
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • Demon Slayer • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • SNJO • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Eringi mushrooms can be an unexpected source of otaku loneliness, Twitter learns
- Casey Baseel
Nov 30, 2021
”Lousy eringi, making me feel miserable.”
Photo captures “miracle moment” a sandwich is stolen on Japan’s Miyajima island
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2021
It’s not just the deer you have to watch out for at Miyajima — there’s something else looking over your shoulder while you eat your lunch.
- Japan
- (animals • birds • croquettes • Hiroshima • Itsukushima • koppe pan • Miyajima • nature • photography • photos • sandwiches • surprise • tourist sites • travel • twitter)
We try to duplicate McDonald’s Japan’s Tsukimi mochi pie with 3 simple ingredients【SoraKitchen】
- Shannon
Nov 29, 2021
If it sounds that simple, it should be that simple. Right?
- Japan
- (kitchen fail • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • pie • SNJO • SoraKitchen • tsukimi)
We travel to Fuji to see how they make Japanese toilet paper
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2021
From recycled paper to plush multi-ply, and guess what? There’s a smartphone game for you to try too!
- Japan
- (COK • factory • factory tours • Fuji • Japanese toilets • LOL • Mt. Fuji • recycling • SNJO • toilet paper • Toilets • wtf)
Japanese company starts paid service to attach protective film to your smartphone for you
- Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2021
Docomo, Japan’s largest telecom provider, launches Film Attachment Support program, but it’ll cost you.
- Japan
- (clever • COK • Docomo • NTT • phones • protective film • Smartphones • technology • weird)
Japanese entertainer shakes fresh cream to make butter… in the most unusual way【Video】
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2021
“Dancing Butter Shake Experiment” goes viral online.
- Japan
- (butter • cream • cute • dancers • dancing • entertainment • Japanese women • science • stage shows • twitter • videos)
We head to an Okinawan restaurant to try yagijiru goat soup and other things we didn’t know exist
- SoraNews24
Nov 29, 2021
Local landmark in Ishigaki has a very unique menu.
- Japan
- (COK • food • goat • Ishigaki • Ishigakijima • Okinawa • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • tea • travel)
At Universal Studios Japan, you can’t have Christmas without a load of Demon Slaying and Nintendo
- Master Blaster
Nov 29, 2021
It’s the time of year to share our feelings, and then go punch some bricks.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • Christmas • Demon Slayer • Mario Kart • Minions • Osaka • SNO • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Japanese police officer comes up with cute reminder to help people not get scammed over the phone
- Scott Wilson
Nov 28, 2021
His pun-game is almost as strong as his origami-game.
Treat your package like an anime hero with new Saint Seiya underwear【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 28, 2021
Gold and Bronze Cloths become real-world boxer briefs.
Magical train ride through Japan’s autumn leaves is like travelling to a different world【Video】
- Oona McGee
Nov 28, 2021
Rail company makes passengers dreams come true at this special “Maple Tunnel” in Kyoto.
- Japan
- (autumn • autumn festival • autumn foliage • autumn leaves • beautiful • beauty • fall • fall foliage • fall leaves • Japanese trains • Kyoto • tourism • tourist sites • trains • travel • videos • wow)
Two Sailor Moon musicals will stream online for overseas fans this winter
- Dale Roll
Nov 28, 2021
If you couldn’t make it to these shows in Japan, worry not: now’s your chance to watch them online!
- Japan
- (anime • manga • musicals • online • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon musical • theater)
14-year-old Japanese girl tosses cart from roof of Don Quijote, arrested for attempted murder
- Scott Wilson
Nov 27, 2021
“Horrifying….”
- Japan
- (crime • Don Quijote • middle school • Osaka • Suminoe)
Egyptian restaurant Sumo Sushi offers our Japanese reporter a delightful yet quirky lunch
- Dale Roll
Nov 27, 2021
Interesting decor, enticing food names, and endearing staff made this a meal Ikuna will always remember!
- Japan
- (Egypt • Hurghada • Ikuna Kamezawa • international sushi restaurants • Japanese food • Japanese food overseas • sushi • sushi restaurants)
Legendary anime voice actress Megumi Hayashibara wins Japan’s Best Jeanist Award【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2021
Voice of Faye, Rei, and Lina is saluted for denim excellence, takes stage in unique jeans with a Pokémon connection.
- Japan
- (anime • Best Jeanist Award • Best-Jeanist • denim • fashion • jeans • Megumi Hayashibara • Pokemon • video • voice actors • voice actresses)
Japanese Twitter user gets heartwarming surprise from true ally when he starts his tax paperwork
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2021
Though maybe he should have seen this coming.
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied
Shoplifting prevention guard arrested for shoplifting boot from store he was guarding
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Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
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Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
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Fishing information website for Susaki, Japan, hit by data leak, all 3 users affected
Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign- Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Yearly
Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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