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We hold a 14-nation taste test of Karaage-kun, Japan’s favorite convenience store fried chicken

• SoraNews24
  May 16, 2019
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Lawson’s bite-sized chicken snack is loved across Japan, but can that love stretch around the globe?

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • food • foreigners living in Japan • fried chicken • karaage • karaage kun • Lawson • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • taste test • video)

ATMs in Japan are saying they’ll transfer your money back in time to 1989

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 30, 2019

Inadvertent time-travelling is thanks to the R1 bug.

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• Japan
• (ATMs • banking • COK • convenience stores • funny • Heisei • imperial era • Lawson • new era name • Reiwa • technology)

Japanese convenience store’s Above and Beyond Series puts our sense of adventure to the test

• Master Blaster
  Apr 27, 2019

Combos including sweet beans & chili powder, chocolate and potato make Mr. Sato wonder if he’s just getting too old for this.

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• Japan
• (anko • chili powder • COK • convenience stores • croquettes • food • Lawson 100 • Mr. Sato • SNOJ • sweet beans • sweets • taste test • weird)

Japanese convenience stores want you to be honest and request to pay higher sales tax rate

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 21, 2019

Soon, some shoppers will be expected to say “Excuse me, but please charge me more.”

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• Japan
• (COK • consumption tax • convenience stores • sales tax • shopping • society • taxes • weird)

Lawson 100 to sell three disgusting-looking baked goods that they’re sure we’ll love

• Master Blaster
  Apr 17, 2019

Chili peppers, pickled ginger, and potato do battle with anko, mayo and chocolate inside these seemingly hard-to-stomach combos.

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• Japan
• (anko • baked goods • beni shoga • bread • convenience stores • croquettes • food • Lawson • Lawson Store 100 • pickled ginger)

Godiva Japan unveils beautiful cherry blossom party cake, but you won’t find it at fancy stores

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2019

Gourmet chocolatier is selling its mouthwatering sakura/matcha combo where ordinary people go to satisfy their sweet tooth.

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• Japan
• (cake • cherry blossoms • chocolate • convenience stores • Godiva • green tea • hanami • Lawson • matcha • sakura • sweets)

Japan’s new microwavable potato chips are amazing, but the best thing isn’t how they taste

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 21, 2019

We taste-test a revolution in potato chips, and realize that something important has been missing all along.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Calbee • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • microwave • potato chips • SNOJ)

Microwavable potato chips go on sale in Japan, because why should we eat cold potatoes? 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 19, 2019

Almost all food tastes and smells better when it’s warm, doesn’t it?

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• Japan
• (Calbee • clever • convenience stores • cool • Family mart • food • microwave • potato chips • video)

Japanese convenience store mascot is an otaku who lives with his mom, stuck in an entry-level job

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 8, 2019

Oh, and 29-year-old Famichiki Senpai is also an anthropomorphic piece of fried chicken with beefy human arms.

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • Famichiki • Family mart • fried chicken • funny • mascot characters • Mascots • sad • video • weird)

Let’s make some French cuisine using two bucks worth of junk food from the convenience store!

• Master Blaster
  Feb 1, 2019

This dish made with a cheese stick and Pringles pairs well with a nice Auvergne red.

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• Japan
• (aligot • COK • convenience stores • experiment • food • French food • Jagariko • mashed potatoes • Pringles • recipe • SNO • SoraKitchen • weird)

Starbucks Japan unveils first sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2019

• Oona McGee
  Jan 31, 2019

Drink the blossoms this year with a chilled cup of sakura.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • convenience stores • drinks • hanami • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

This giant Final Fantasy Moogle bed could be yours, and doesn’t cost a single yen

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 25, 2019

Fantastic fluffy Final Fantasy fan furniture.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beds • convenience stores • cool • crazy • cute • Final Fantasy • furniture • interior • Lawson • Moogle • Square Enix • video games)

Final Fantasy fried chicken on sale in Japan, best part comes before you take a single bite【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 24, 2019

Sure, the convenience store-exclusive tastes great, but what’s even better is the surprise at the register.

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• Japan
• (awesome • convenience stores • cool • Final Fantasy • food • fried chicken • karaage kun • Lawson • moogles • SNOJ • video)

A guide to every type of delicious steamed bun from Japanese convenience store Lawson

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 2, 2019

What’s inside them, how to order, and what they cost.

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• Japan
• (chukaman • COK • convenience stores • food • Lawson • pork buns • SNOJ • steamed buns)

Man in Japan orders female store clerk to prostrate herself over misunderstanding with his change

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 31, 2018

”I’ll kill you! Get down on your knees!” customer orders convenience store cashier.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • crazy • crime • weird)

Customer from hell terrorizes Japanese convenience store after misunderstanding about cigarettes

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 18, 2018

Why fix a problem in seconds when you can throw an extended hissy fit instead?

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• Japan
• (bad customers • convenience stores • crazy • customer service • scary • video • weird)

Tokyo’s fried-chicken cooking robot is here, and here’s a guide to help you use it【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 12, 2018

Mr. Sato puts the culinary skills of Lawson’s Karaage-kun Robo to a taste test.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • cool • crazy • food • fried chicken • karaage • karaage kun • Lawson • robots • SNOJ • taste test)

Treat yourself to a luxury coffee made from a rare bean harvest at Lawson Japan

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 12, 2018

Ever wanted to sip a rare coffee blend, made of beans from 100-year old trees in Panama? Lawson is here to help!

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• Japan
• (coffee • convenience stores • expensive • food and drink • Lawson • Machi Cafe)

Overly honest Japanese cocktail ad about the effects of getting drunk gets criticized online

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 8, 2018

The message is accurate, but that doesn’t mean it’s right, critics say.

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• Japan
• (ads • alcohol • cocktails • convenience stores • crazy • drunk • funny • weird)

Great balls of octopus and rice! It’s the Takoyaki Onigiri

• Master Blaster
  Nov 28, 2018

Lawson convenience stores took two staples of Japanese cuisine and smashed them together for our pleasure.

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • food • Lawson • onigiri • Osaka • snacks • takoyaki)

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