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Taco Spaghetti appears in Japan, and our taco fan rushes to try it[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2026 - Tweet
Tacos and spaghetti have earned love around the world, but will their meeting in Japan be a tragedy?
Japanese man’s gross conveyor belt sushi social media prank video gets him a 500,000-yen fine
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2026
Cost of sushi? 132 yen. Cost of being a moron? 500,000.
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • crime • food • forced obstruction of business • gross • Hama Sushi • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • pranks • restaurants • revolving sushi • sushi)
Will we eat the gyoza or our words at this all-you-can-eat dumpling challenge?
- Krista Rogers
Jun 25, 2026
One of our writers seeks to redeem himself at this all-you-can-eat gyoza deal for 2,000 yen (US$12.40).
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • all-you-can-eat • COK • deals • food • gyoza • P.K. Sanjun • potstickers • Restaurant • restaurants • SNJO)
Dragon Quest’s next quest is a journey to Yoshinoya for awesome Slime toy meals[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2026
These are some Slimes we’d be happy to see while we’re eating.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • food • gyudon • restaurants • slime • Square Enix • video games • Yoshinoya)
All-you-can-eat cheese restaurant in Tokyo is a hidden gem not many people know about
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2026
Freshly made cheese buffet is a secret known only to those in the know.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • all-you-can-eat restaurant • buffet restaurants • cheese • food • good deal • hidden gem • LUMINE • mascarpone cheese • mozzarella • pizza • pizzeria • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • stracciatella • Tokyo)
Tokyo has a cafe that prohibits talking inside, and here’s why it’s awesome
- Casey Baseel
Jun 19, 2026
If you need a break from the noise in your life, this Koenji cafe is waiting for you.
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.
- Japan, USA
- (American sushi • california roll • California rolls • food • Japanese food • Kanagawa • restaurants • SNJO • sushi • Sushi 51 • Zama)
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!
- Japan
- (Chirori • COK • cooking • food • genshiyaki • grilling • hearth • irori • Japanese food • restaurants • Samurai Fire)
When is miso ramen not miso ramen? When it’s the new ramen at one of Japan’s top beef bowl chains
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2026
Sukiya serves up a unique interpretation of miso ramen.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • food • gyudon.Sukiya • miso ramen • miso soup • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tonjiru)
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.
- 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)
Trigun Legacy Cafe coming to two Japanese cities this summer to salute series’ original form
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2026
Humanoid Typhoon to hit Shibuya and Namba this July.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • food • manga • Marui • restaurants • themed restaurants • Trigun)
Shakey’s Japan creates matcha mochi, Kyoto fish, and Kansai Chili Con Carne pizzas
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2026
Japan’s Kansai region inspires some very bold baking in Shakey’s Japan’s ovens.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • green tea • matcha • mochi • nama yatsuhashi • pizza • restaurants • saikyoyaki • Shakey's • Shakey’s Japan • Shakey’s Pizza • sweets • weird)
Burger King Japan offering all-you-can-eat quad-burgers, whoever eats the most gets more in December
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2026
Beefy gauntlet has been thrown down once again by Burger King Japan.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • food • hamburgers • One Pounder Challenge • one-pounder • restaurants)
New Square Enix Cafe reveals Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Nier, and Fullmetal Alchemist menu items
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2026
Tokyo’s new video game/anime eatery has a lot to love (and eat).
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • Chocobo • Dragon Quest • drinksSquare Enix Cafe • Final Fantasy • food • Fullmetal Alchemist • manga • Nier • Nier: Automata • restaurants • slime • Square Enix • sweets • themed cafes • video games)
Order a cocktail, support a senior with Shinjuku Day Service Mojito at a handful of businesses
- Krista Rogers
Jun 9, 2026
A new model of urban community collaboration in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho area connects the generations using mint as a bridge.
- Japan
- (bars • cool • elderly • gardening • host clubs • Kabukicho • mint • mojito • moving • restaurants • senior citizens • seniors • shinjuku • Shinjuku Day Service • society • touching)
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.
- 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)
Video of man spraying liquid on conveyor belt sushi leads to arrest in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2026
Says he did it for the social media views, but the police didn’t like what they saw.
- Japan
- (COK • Conveyor belt sushi • crime • food • forced obstruction of business • gross • Hama Sushi • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • pranks • restaurants • revolving sushi • sushi)
Tokyo’s Pokémon Cafe reopens this month with brand-new sweets and Pikachu show
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2026
Renovations wrapping up in Tokyo, new menu items on their way to Osaka too.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Japan travel • manga • parfaits • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • sweets • themed restaurants • travel.tourism • video games)
The best yakiniku restaurant menu items to order if you’re surrounded by lovey-dovey couples
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2026
With the couples on either side of him as hot as the flames on his grill, our solo-dining yakiniku fan finds a mental escape.
- Japan
- (COK • dating • food • funny • meat • relationships • restaurants • romance • SNJO • yakiniku • Yuichiro Wasai)
Extra-cute Sea Animal crepes come to Japan’s cafe chain born from a sweet fashion brand
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2026
Gelato Pique’s spinoff cafes pique our interest with adorable ice cream and mochi treats.
- Japan
- (animals • cafes • crepes • cute • fashion • food • gelato • Gelato Pique • Gelato Pique cafe • ice cream • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)
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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]
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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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Fishing information website for Susaki, Japan, hit by data leak, all 3 users affected
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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