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There’s a Tokyo bar with Japanese whisky inside bookstore inside Japan’s tallest building
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Nov 29, 2023 - Tweet
Slow Page pours classy coffee too at Azabudai Hills.
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- (alcohol • Azabudai Hills • bars • cafes • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • restaurants • SNJO • Suntory • Whiskey • whisky)
KFC Japan develops new fried chicken designed to taste great with beer, other alcoholic drinks
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2023
A bird for booze.
Tokyo hotel guarantees good night’s sleep or your money back, provides three hours of free booze
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Nov 23, 2023
Will free drinks and a “theater room” have us sleeping deeply through the night?
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- (Akabane • alcohol • all you can drink • COK • hotels • SNJO • Super Hotels • travel)
Suntory announces massive price spike for Japanese whisky, some types more than double in price
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2023
For expensive times, make it Suntory time.
- Japan
- (alcohol • drinks • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • Suntory • Whiskey • whisky)
Things get heated, violent as we add bath salt to senbero drinking session【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2023
A tale of alcohol, vengeance, and reconciliation – all for less than 1,000 yen!
- Japan
- (alcohol • COK • crazy • drinks • funny • Japan’s Best Home Senbero • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • senbero • SNJO • weird)
New canned cocktail designed to perfectly pair with Japanese food, created with AI【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2023
Kirin’s Jojo Shochu Soda is here, but did the AI know what it was doing?
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- (AI • alcohol • artificial intelligence • canned cocktails • cocktails • COK • drinks • food • Japanese food • Kirin • shochu • SNJO • taste test)
Tokyo’s new solo-customer-only cafe is an all-inclusive, view-filled paradise for party of one
- Shannon
Oct 5, 2023
Food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and more await you–but just you.
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • restaurants • shinjuku • solo dining • solo travel)
Hoisu: The phantom Japanese sake that can’t be purchased in stores
- Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2023
A unique, hard-to-find drink only ordered by those in the know at some izakaya taverns.
- Japan
- (alcohol • COK • drinks • Hoisu • izakaya • Japanese whisky • K. Masami • phantom sake • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Whis • Whiskey • whisky)
Is Japan’s new Asahi Super Dry beer better or worse than the original formula?
- Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2023
We find out if the new brewing process has ruined Japan’s most popular beer.
Alcoholic matcha cocktail base from Sapporo looks like green tea, but definitely shouldn’t be chugged
- Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2023
Matcha no Osake lets you make a variety of green tea cocktails in a snap.
Is Oni Koroshi sake in a drink box wino fuel or a hidden gem?
- Master Blaster
Sep 10, 2023
Beauty is in the mouth of the beholder.
- Japan
- (alcohol • COK • convenience stores • drinking boxes • drinks • Nihonsakari • nihonshu • Oni Koroshi • sake • SNJO • taste test)
Tokyo convenience store has full bar inside with Japanese whiskey, will smoke your combini snacks
- Casey Baseel
Sep 2, 2023
Shibuya Family Mart teams up with Kyoto bar.
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Three Final Fantasy XIV whiskeys are on the way, with cool nods to the game’s starter cities
- Casey Baseel
Sep 1, 2023
Show your Eorzean hometown pride by raising a glass to Ul’dah, Gridania, or Limsa Lominsa.
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- (alcohol • drinks • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Square Enix • video games • Whiskey • whisky)
Japanese driving school holds special drunk driving lesson【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2023
Finished your six drinks? Then it’s time to get behind the wheel!
Japan’s favorite beer, Asahi Super Dry, to get new low-alcohol spinoff
- Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2023
Asahi Super Dry Dry Crystal isn’t just watered-down Asahi Super Dry.
Keanu Reeves teams up with Suntory for new series exploring Japanese whisky and monozukuri【Video】
- Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2023
“An Exploration of Monozukuri with Keanu Reeves” takes us on a fascinating deep dive into Japanese craftsmanship, with Roman Coppola and the Hollywood star who was “staggered” when he first tasted Hibiki.
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Survey responds to the most important factors when deciding which izakaya to go to
- Krista Rogers
Aug 8, 2023
If you’re looking to visit an izakaya, a traditional Japanese pub, here’s some insight about how Japanese people make their picks to help guide yours.
90 minutes of all-you-can-drink alcohol for 550 yen at revolving sushi restaurant Koma Sushi
- Master Blaster
Jul 2, 2023
With this deal, the sushi won’t be the only thing swirling around the room.
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • cheap • Conveyor belt sushi • Kanagawa • Koma Sushi • revolving sushi • sushi • Tokyo)
What does Japan want to eat when it’s drunk?【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2023
From sweet to salty, survey investigates Japan’s favorite shime treats.
Japanese tabloid puts out Lemon Sour with 13 percent alcohol【Taste test】
- Master Blaster
May 31, 2023
Extra! Extra! Drink all about it!
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • alcohol • alcopops • canned cocktails • cocktails • COK • crazy • drinks • lemon sour • SNJO • Tospo Kyogaku Lemon Sour)
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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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
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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
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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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
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