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Japan’s popular curry chain Cocoichi has an elusive delivery-only noodle menu

• Elliot Hale
  Jul 20, 2026
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We investigated a suspicious noodle store on Uber Eats only to have our curry udon dreams come true.

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• Japan
• (CoCo Ichiban • coco ichibanya • COK • curry • curry udon • delivery app • food • food delivery • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Menya CoCo Ichi • SNJO • Uber Eats • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Can instant TKG from Don Quijote really recreate Japan’s beloved raw-egg-on-rice dish?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 15, 2026

“TKG Anywhere in Seconds!?” promises to taste like tamago kake gohan, so we put it to the test.

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• Japan
• (Don Quijote • eggs • food • how to • Japanese food • recipes • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG)

Onidon opens in Tokyo with unique fusion tempura rice balls you won’t find anywhere else

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2026

Onigiri tendon looks set to become Japan’s newest viral food sensation.

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• Japan
• (food • Japanese food • new • Ochanomizu • Onidon • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls • snacks • SNJO • tempura • tempura bowls • tendon • Tenya • Tokyo)

Raw chicken dishes to be regulated by Japanese government

• Master Blaster
  Jul 9, 2026

Government probably always just assumed common sense was enough.

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• Japan
• (chicken • COK • food • food poisoning • Guillian-Barré • health • Japanese food • Kagoshima • raw meat • regulations • safety • tataki • wellness)

How to cook shiitake mushrooms like a Japanese manga character

• Oona McGee
  Jul 5, 2026

Easy recipe shows how to grill a mushroom so it tastes just like meat.

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• Japan
• (1-Nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou • cooking • food • Japanese food • manga • mushrooms • recipe • recipes • shiitake • SNJO • SoraKitchen • vegetables • vegetarian • vegetarian cuisine • vegetarian food)

7-Eleven Japan has a lot of famous food, but its new burrito needs to be on your radar

• Oona McGee
  Jul 2, 2026

Amongst all the viral convenience store food finds, this is a hidden gem.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • burrito • burritos • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • green tea • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • matcha • SNJO • viral • weird food)

TKG Debate: What’s the best way to eat Japan’s beloved raw egg comfort dish?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2026

Even Japanese locals can’t agree on how to make this simple meal.

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• Japan
• (eggs • food • Go Hatori • how to • Japanese food • livestream • Mr. Sato • recipes • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG • YouTube)

Cheap Japanese sandwich hack: Popular cafe’s 21-cent white bread offcuts will really up your game

• Oona McGee
  Jun 23, 2026

A smart way to beat rising prices and eat on the cheap like a local in Japan.

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• Japan
• (cafes • Caffe Veloce • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • food • food hack • food hacks • hack • hacks • hidden gems • Japanese food • Japanese sandwiches • sandwich • sandwiches • SNJO • toast sandwiches • Tokyo • weird)

“Phantom Egg Shop” opens in Japan, with a dozen rare Japanese varieties

• Oona McGee
  Jun 22, 2026

In-house expert Mr. TKG gives us his top three egg recommendations.

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• (egg shop • eggs • food • Japanese eggs • Japanese food • Phantom Egg Shop • raw eggs • SNJO • specialty store • tamago kake gohan • TKG • Tokyo)

We invent ice slurry somen to combat the extreme Japanese summer heat【SoraKitchen】

• Elliot Hale
  Jun 21, 2026

Although your pre-battle preparations need to start a week in advance.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • food • ice cubes • ice slurry • Japanese food • Japanese summer • mentsuyu • Noodles • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • somen • SoraKitchen • summer • summer food • tsuyu)

Japanese sweets shop sells an ohagi so exquisite it sells out by noon

• Oona McGee
  Jun 18, 2026

There’s one unique feature that makes this Tokyo sweet so sought after. 

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• Japan
• (anko • Hatanodai • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • mochi • ohagi • old store • Shinagawa • SNJO • Tokyo • traditional Japanese sweets • unique)

Sizzling on a hot plate?! American sushi rolls break all the rules at this Japanese restaurant

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2026

Soon-to-close sushi joint breaks the mould with crazy creations that make California rolls seem tame.

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• Japan, USA
• (American sushi • california roll • California rolls • food • Japanese food • Kanagawa • restaurants • SNJO • sushi • Sushi 51 • Zama)

Lawson upsizes convenience store food for a limited time with two must-try Japanese meals

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2026

“Super Happy Too Much! Challenge” campaign has all the right ingredients for happiness.

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• Japan
• (combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cool • curry • desserts • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese curry • Japanese food • konbini • Lawson • marketing • SNJO • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

Japanese bento shop touches hearts by selling super cheap boxed lunches for around a dollar

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2026

A humble store so generous it makes us want to cry.

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• Japan
• (bento • boxed lunch • boxed lunches • cheap eats • food • foodies • Gottsuan Bento • heartwarming • Japanese food • Kanagawa • noriben • obento • SNJO • super cheap eats)

Reinvented traditional Japanese hearths may be coming to a restaurant near you

• Master Blaster
  Jun 16, 2026

Toss another shrimp on the rotating irori forged in an ancient kiln town!

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• Japan
• (Chirori • COK • cooking • food • genshiyaki • grilling • hearth • irori • Japanese food • restaurants • Samurai Fire)

Japan’s cheap beef bowl chain goes upscale with Matsuya Premium, but is it worth the higher price?

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2026

Ordinarily cheap Matsuya opens a high-priced Matsuya inside another upscale Matsuya.

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• Japan
• (beef • beef bowls • bento • boxed lunches • COK • department stores • food • Ginza Matsuya • gyudon • Japanese beef • Japanese food • Kobe beef • Matsuya • Matsuya Ginza • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu)

This shop combines traditional Japanese sweets with…mayonnaise?!?[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2026

Even with a shop name like Mayo x Mayo, we weren’t expecting this much mayo.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • daifuku • dango • food • Japanese food • mayo • mayonnaise • mitarashi dango • mochi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Shinto shrine’s night sky firefly sweets are Japan’s newest breathtaking, mouthwatering desserts.

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2026

Firefly-viewing season provides the inspiration for breathtaking Japanese confectionaries.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • cafes • fireflies • food • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • Omiya • Saitama • shrines • sweets • Yokan)

New Tokyo sweets shop offers 648 different mochi ice cream dumpling combinations

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2026

Customizable Yukimi Daifuku shop makes an amazing variety of sweet treats so that you can find the perfect one for you.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • ice cream • Japanese food • Lotte • mochi • mochi ice cream • sweets • Yukimi Daifuku)

Japan’s cheap beef bowl chain Matsuya opens gourmet Premium Matsuya with Kobe beef…inside Matsuya

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2026

A tale of four Matsuyas, and a whole lot of gourmet wagyu beef.

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• Japan
• (beef • beef bowls • bento • boxed lunches • COK • department stores • food • Ginza Matsuya • gyudon • Japanese beef • Japanese food • Kobe beef • Matsuya • Matsuya Ginza • restaurants • Wagyu)

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