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This curry restaurant might have the worst location in Tokyo…or maybe the best
- Casey Baseel
Oct 27, 2026 - Tweet
Alk Road finds a way to turn a negative into a positive.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • curry • curry rice • food • restaurants • SNJO • weird)
Tokyo restaurant adds special seat for live-streaming and social media posting [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 25, 2026
Yakiniku Like wants to help diners get some likes of their own.
- Japan
- (COK • foods • meat • restaurants • social media • weird • yakiniku • Yakiniku Like)
Japan’s newest tempura is…potato salad tempura?!? [Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2026
Annual idea contest takes Tenya to a bold new tempura frontier.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • potato salad • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tempura • tendon • Tenya • weird)
Japanese sushi etiquette: You may have been ordering sushi wrong this whole time
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2026
Read this before ordering fatty tuna at a sushi restaurant in Japan.
- Japan
- (Conveyor belt sushi • counter sushi restaurant • dining • eating • food • how to • Japanese etiquette • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • restaurant etiquette • restaurants • sushi)
We waited three hours to get into the new carb heaven all-you-can-eat bread restaurant in Osaka
- Krista Rogers
Oct 14, 2026
We still had to wait three hours to get in to this new eatery one-and-a-half months after opening, but we finally understood why once it was our turn.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • bakeries • bread • carbs • COK • line • restaurants • SNJO • St. Marc Cafe)
Do Komeda’s beefy rice balls continue the chain’s hallowed tradition of “reverse fraud”?
- Master Blaster
Oct 12, 2026
Goodness gracious, great balls of rice and beef!
- Japan
- (beef • food • gyakusagi • Kome-Gyu • Komeda Coffee • Komeya no Taro • onigiri • restaurants • reverse fraud • rice balls)
Japan’s first-ever conveyor-belt Sushi Bus announces Tokyo tour start date, reservations now open
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2026
Hopefully the food prep won’t be as lazy as the AI video preview.
- Japan
- (bus tour • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • crazy • food • Japan travel • Japanese food • restaurants • sightseeing • sightseeing bus • sushi • Sushi Bus • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
Sample lots of little Japanese dishes at this hidden all-you-can-eat lunch buffet in Shinjuku
- Krista Rogers
Oct 1, 2026
Want to try all kinds of Japanese dishes but don’t know where to start? This gem with “hidden” in its name has got you covered.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • buffet • COK • food • Japanese food • Kakurebo • lunch • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • tabehodai • Tokyo)
Robot bartender bar opening in Kyoto, and no, they’re not controlled by AI
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2026
Human hearts and minds will be at the core of the OrySNACK Kyoto experience.
- Japan
- (bars • cool • drinks • Japan travel • Kyoto • OriHime • Ory Labs • restaurants • robots • society • technology • tourism • travel)
Tokyo cafe challenges customers to play with their food? Challenge accepted!
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2026
Riding the waves and eating the sweets in Asagaya.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • cool • food • gelato • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taiyaki)
Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2026
U.S. dining and Japanese architectural design come together at this eye-catching new location.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • japanese architecture • restaurants • SNJO • traditional architecture • traditional building)
Tokyo’s red-light district cafe lets you dine inside a real 1960s cabaret
- Elliot Hale
Sep 8, 2026
Used as a Netflix crime drama set, this safe, solo-female-friendly venue offers up black omurice and colorful retro sodas.
- Japan
- (cabaret • cabaret club • cafes • COK • cool • drinks • food • Hinomaru Cabaret • Kabukicho • Natsuki Gojo • Niinana Kissa • omurice • restaurants • retro • Showa retro • SNJO)
Solo travel in Japan: $3 all-you-can-drink deal at this conveyor belt restaurant is a fun time for one
- Oona McGee
Sep 3, 2026
No need to feel self-conscious when you can use this automatic ordering and delivery system.
- Japan
- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • solo dining • solo grill • solo travel • Tokyo • yakiniku)
Japan’s revolving sushi restaurant king Sushiro coming to U.S. this fall with high prices, no tipping
- Casey Baseel
Sep 2, 2026
Sushiro, budget-friendly in Japan, is adding private rooms and full-course meals as it arrives in America for the first time.
- Japan, USA
- (Conveyor belt sushi • food • Japanese food • Kaitenzushi • New York • restaurants • revolving sushi • sushi • Sushiro • Times Square)
Onsen Egg Bukkake Udon Ice Cream makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about sweets
- Oona McGee
Sep 2, 2026
This noodle dessert makes our brains malfunction.
- Japan
- (desserts • food • ice cream • Kagawa • Kompira-san • Kompirasan • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • taste test • travel • udon • weird • weird food)
Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain, Coco Ichibanya, might be for sale
- Casey Baseel
Sep 1, 2026
Economic and cultural factors are making it hard to make money selling one of Japan’s favorite meals.
- Japan
- (coco ichibanya • Cocoichi • COK • curry • curry rice • food • House Foods • restaurants)
Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2026
This rooftop in Kabukicho is a hidden oasis where all diners will feel welcome.
- Japan
- (beer gardens • cheap eats • food • izakaya • Japanese restaurants • Kabukicho • Restaurant • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • solo dining • solo travel • Tokyo)
Nagoya’s famous Shinkansen platform noodle shop has other, better branches nearby
- Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2026
Travelers love Sumiyoshi’s kishimen, but there’s a way to skip the long line and get a better deal on your meal.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Japan travel • kishimen • Nagoya • Nagoya Station • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel • udon)
Ohaw? Ruibe? Pocche? While traveling in Japan’s north, we try Ainu cuisine for the first time
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2026
Taste-testing the northern frontier of local foods in Japan.
- Japan
- (Ainu • Ainu food • Akanko Ainu Kotan • COK • culture • food • Hokkadio • Japan travel • Japanese food • Lake Akan • Lake Akanko • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Burger King Japan brings back its insane all-you-can-eat One Pounder Challenge
- Elliot Hale
Aug 21, 2026
Can you eat more than 12 mega burgers in just 45 minutes for a chance at winning the national final?
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • One Pounder Challenge • one-pounder • restaurants)
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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
This semi-secret, totally free footbath in downtown Tokyo is completely awesome
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Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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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
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
One simple unexpected recipe swap will make your Japanese-style omelets extra fluffy and juicy
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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