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Sayonara, Shakey’s: All-you-can-eat pizza chain disappears from Tokyo’s Shibuya
- Oona McGee
Jan 31, 2025 - Tweet
End of an era in the heart of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • COK • food • pizza • restaurants • Shakey's • Shibuya • SNJO)
One of Japan’s biggest restaurant chains calls three different sauces all just “sauce” in English
- Casey Baseel
Jan 31, 2025
Would you like Yakiniku Sauce, Yakiniku Sauce, or Yakiniku Sauce today?
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • crazy • food • gyudon • Japanese language • linguistics • Matsuya • restaurants • sauce • weird • yakiniku • yakiniku sauce)
New Japanese maid cafe has strict age limit for maids: No one under 65!
- Casey Baseel
Jan 21, 2025
Shangri-La is attracting customers both older and younger than its senior citizen maids.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • grannies • maid cafes • maids • restaurants • seniors • weird)
The Square Enix Cafe in Tokyo is closing down for good
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2025
End of the line for Akihabara video game-themed eatery.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • cafes • COK • food • restaurants • Square Enix • Square Enix Cafe • Square Enix Cafe Tokyo • video games)
Japanese beef bowl restaurant serves up a breakfast don that’s dividing customers
- Oona McGee
Jan 18, 2025
Does this fusion meal really deserve all the criticism it’s been getting?
- Japan
- (beef bowls • breakfast • COK • food • gyudon • Japanese breakfast • Japanese food • Matsuya • restaurants • review • SNJO)
Sanrio pancakes celebrate My Melody’s birthday, and Cinnamoroll too, at Japanese cafes
- Casey Baseel
Jan 17, 2025
Special sweets made with strawberries from Tochigi even have a sweet backstory.
- Japan
- (cafes • Cinnamoroll • COK • cute • Flipper's • food • hotcakes • My Melody • pancakes • restaurants • Sanrio • strawberries • sweets)
Japanese onsen hot spring comes with 99 types of soy sauce for visitors
- Oona McGee
Jan 17, 2025
All this awaits you on a short train ride from Tokyo.
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- Japan
- (COK • culture • day trip • food • hidden gems • hot springs • Japanese food • ofuro • onsen • restaurants • Saitama • sento • soy sauce • travel)
These nine Osaka restaurants are the newest to receive Michelin guide recommendations
- SoraNews24
Jan 16, 2025
Nine new restaurants make the list in west Japan’s biggest foodie town.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Michelin • Michelin Guide • Michelin restaurant guide • Osaka • restaurants • tourism • travel)
These nine Kyoto restaurants are the newest to receive Michelin guide recommendations
- SoraNews24
Jan 15, 2025
Guide won’t be released in full until later this year, but here are nine Kyoto spots to add to your to-eat itinerary right now.
- Japan
- (food • Kyoto • Michelin • Michelin Guide • Michelin restaurant guide • restaurants • tourism • travel)
The mystery destination of the SoraNews24 end-of-year party left us speechless
- Elliot Hale
Jan 6, 2025
Will the food conquer our reporters, leaving them smiling as they head home, or is it a disaster-in-the-making?
- Japan
- (beef bowls • bonenkai • COK • crazy • food • funny • gyudon • Matsuya • Mr. Sato • New Year's 2025 • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • weird • year-end party • Yoshio)
Kura Sushi has secret menu items in Japan, and here’s how to find them
- Oona McGee
Dec 31, 2024
Get a taste of some rare hidden gems enjoyed by those in the know.
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • food • Japanese food • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi)
Sugakiya brings back the ’70s with a retro ramen experience in Nagoya
- Elliot Hale
Dec 31, 2024
Blending the store’s unique flavors and vintage vibes to create a satisfying taste of nostalgia.
- Japan
- (Aichi • COK • food • Nagoya • Noodles • Osu • ramen • restaurants • retro • SNJO • Sugakiya • Vintage)
Akihabara curry restaurant declaring bankruptcy after 50 years in Tokyo’s otaku neighborhood
- Casey Baseel
Dec 30, 2024
Goodbye, Bengal.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • curry • curry rice • food • restaurants)
We sample the deep sea fish and more at this delectable sushi restaurant in Shizuoka Prefecture
- Krista Rogers
Dec 29, 2024
A visit to this restaurant that specializes in deep sea fish also teaches us that some of our favorite fish live deeper than we previously thought. Read More
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Ikuna Kamezawa • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • Numazu • restaurants • revolving sushi • Seiji Nakazawa • Shizuoka • SNJO • Suruga Bay • sushi • tourism • travel)
Ramen restaurant etiquette reminder follows altercation with angry couple: One person, one bowl
- Casey Baseel
Dec 24, 2024
Jiro-style noodle house tells sharing pair that they don’t ever need to come back.
Kura Sushi has a new parade-delivered whole cake dessert, but what’s it like to eat?【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 23, 2024
We head to the popular revolving sushi chain, and something very attention-grabbing heads to our table.
- Japan
- (cake • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • crazy • food • funny • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • sweets • video)
This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the past
- SoraNews24
Dec 21, 2024
Beloved by one of history’s greatest manga creators, this Shinjuku landmark has its own sense of history too.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • Doraemon • food • Fujiko F. Fujio • kissaten • pancakes • restaurants • retro • shinjuku • SNJO)
Shakey’s is back! All-you-can-eat pizza chain returns to downtown Tokyo’s Shinjuku
- Casey Baseel
Dec 19, 2024
Shinjuku once again has a Shakey’s, and it’s got an amazing all-you-can-drink deal too!
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • COK • food • pizza • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO)
World’s first real ramen in a can now available at Japanese vending machines
- Oona McGee
Dec 19, 2024
No more konjac-made imitations — finally, authentic ramen!
- Japan
- (canned ramen • COK • food • Japanese food • Japanese vending machines • Noodles • ramen • ramen in a can • restaurants • soy sauce ramen • vending machines)
Sukiyaki Torotama burgers stampede back to Japan’s Lotteria for New Year’s luxury
- Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2024
Beefy, melty, potentially spicy burgers to end and begin the year with.
- Japan
- (beef • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • Lotteria • restaurants • sukiyaki)
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Japanese pudding gets a massive big-eats upgrade at this Tokyo cafe
Mt. Fuji may soon require off-season climbers to register with government or pay for their rescues
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween
Japan’s Suica Penguin character is “graduating”, and you can choose its successor
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Megadeth guitarist becomes voice of reason regarding tourists dancing at shrine in Japan
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12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
Japan approves foreign resident visa renewal fee increases of up to 967 percent, starts soon
Japan tripled its departure tax to fund tourism but is using the money on cherry blossoms and bears
Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono
Hobonichi unveils new 2027 planners, diaries and stationery with One Piece, Suica Penguin, Hello Kitty and a must-buy Mini Techo
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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
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
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