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We eat at three Japanese family restaurants to find the one with the best-value breakfast
At which Family Restaurant do you get the best meal for your money at breakfast time? We find out!
- Japan
- (breakfast • comparison • Denny's • family restaurant • food • Gusto • Royal Host • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test)
“Hey, how’d you get our personal information?” we ask a Japanese telemarketer
- Casey Baseel
Nov 10, 2021
They asked Seiji if he wanted to get into the real estate game, but Seiji wanted to know how they got his number.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • personal information • privacy • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • society • telemarketers • telemarketing)
What’s so funny about “Sweet Fries of Clowns” from Burger King Japan?
- Master Blaster
Nov 1, 2021
Everybody loves a clown French fry, so why can’t we?
- Japan
- (Burger King • clowns • fast food • french fries • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Sweet Fries of Clowns)
Mr. Sato seeks meaty, booze-soaked redemption at Lopia【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
- Master Blaster
Oct 30, 2021
Armed with new knowledge from Oita, Mr. Sato attempts the all-meat senbero one more time.
- Japan
- (alcohol • food • Japan’s Best Home Senbero • Lopia • Masanuki Sunakoma • meat • Mr. Sato • Seiji Nakazawa • senbero • supermarkets)
This Robo Chef will make you perfect fried rice without any need to lift a heavy wok
- Krista Rogers
Oct 19, 2021
Our reporter couldn’t get enough of this kitchen machinery that requires no more physical exertion than simply throwing in the ingredients.
- Japan
- (chahan • Eating Out Expo • fried rice • MIK • restaurant industry • Robo Chef • robot • Seiji Nakazawa • Tokyo)
Does Tokyo’s “breakup shrine” really have the power to end relationships?
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2021
We set out to dispel rumours about the shrine’s mysterious power…but it ends up biting us in the butt.
- Japan
- (Big Wave • Butch • COK • culture • history • legends • love • relationships • religion • romance • scary • Seiji Nakazawa • shinto • shrines • SNJO • spirits • Tokyo)
10 years of skipping One Piece — With Volume 100 out, can fans who took a break come back and enjoy it?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2021
Extreme poverty caused our in-house otaku to miss more than 30 volumes, so is it too late for him to get into One Piece again?
We take our Mega Las Vegas noodle show on the road and get back to nature
- Master Blaster
Sep 7, 2021
Ain’t no party like a Big Stream Somen Slider Mega Las Vegas party.
- Japan
- (Big Stream Somen Slider Mega Las Vegas • food • nagashi somen • nature • rivers • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • somen • toys • water)
Is Burger King’s Big Mouth Burger really as overwhelmingly meaty as promised? 【Taste test】
- Katie Pask
Sep 2, 2021
“Get ready for the arrival of a new era of big burgers,” the slogan promises, but does it deliver?
- Japan
- (big mouth • Burger • Burger King • Burger King Japan • cheeseburger • fast food • food • Restaurant • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test • whopper)
The 4 best anime of Fall 2021 that need more attention – Preemptive picks【Seiji’s World of Anime】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2021
Our resident otaku gazes into the future and chooses four shows to watch that keep getting left off others’ “most anticipated” lists.
- Japan
- (anime • Deep Insanity THE LOST CHILD • Fall 2021 anime season • Megaton-kyu Musashi • Muv Luv • Muv-Luv Alternative • Seiji Nakazawa • Seiji's world of anime • SNJO • takt op.Destiny • video)
How to make a shaved ice dessert out of instant noodles
- Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2021
Spoiler alert: We won’t be making this ever again.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking hack • easy recipe • food • hacks • instant noodles • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • kakigori • Nissin • Nissin Donbei • Noodles • ramen • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • shaved ice • SNJO • Sora Kitchen • SoraKitchen • udon)
We drop big bucks on the Big Stream Soumen Slider Mega Las Vegas, but is it worth it?
- Shannon
Aug 16, 2021
Because why do something normally when you can do it Vegas-style instead?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • food • nagashi somen • Noodles • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Takara Tomy Arts • toys • weird)
Yoshinoya’s wagyu beef box for Japanese politicians
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2021
We eat an exclusive menu item inside the National Diet Building.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • cool • diet • food • gyudon • Japanese food • National Diet • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • Yoshinoya)
“Safe” way to drink on the street recommended by our mask expert, forbidden by everyone else
- Master Blaster
Aug 4, 2021
Drown your sorrows or drown yourself trying.
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • alcohol • beer • masks • public drinking • Seiji Nakazawa • snorkeling • Tokyo)
Does the Shibuya Scramble Crossing overwhelm even Tokyo natives? We asked our reporters
- Shannon
Aug 3, 2021
No matter how long you’ve been in Tokyo, you’ve got to admit it is a lot of people.
- Japan
- (Go Hatori • Seiji Nakazawa • Shibuya • Shibuya scramble crossing • shocking • SNJO • Yoshio)
Seiji gets into the Olympic spirit on the cheap at 100-yen store Daiso
- Master Blaster
Jul 29, 2021
Can Seiji find the true meaning of the Olympics for a few bucks?
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 2020 Tokyo Olympics • COK • Daiso • funny • Seiji Nakazawa • shopping • SNJO • weird)
This fall is going to be insane for anime, says our resident otaku reporter
- Dale Roll
Jul 26, 2021
The return of a number of big titles has Seiji Nakazawa excited for the end of 2021!
- Japan
- (anime • Attack on Titan • Attack on Titan the Final Season • Baki the Grappler • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Seiji Nakazawa)
Seiji and the spirit of Yngwie Malmsteen barge into Young Guitar magazine
- Master Blaster
Jul 12, 2021
When you’re Yngwie Malmsteen, you don’t need an invitation… even if you aren’t him.
- Japan
- (guitar • Kelly Simmonz • magazines • music • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Yngwie Malmsteen • Young Guitar)
What happens when our reporters show up to work dressed like their fathers?
- Dale Roll
Jun 23, 2021
What could go wrong if we give our reporters free access to their dads’ closets?
- Japan
- (Father's Day • fathers • Go Hatori • holiday • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • Parenting • parents • Seiji Nakazawa • Yoshio • Yuichiro Wasai)
7-Eleven Japan’s egg broth and rice may be the dream combination we’ve been missing【SoraKitchen】
- Katie Pask
Jun 17, 2021
Our convenience store-loving chefs are at it again with this egg-xcellent creation! Read More
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • egg • food • rice • Seiji • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen)
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Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
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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- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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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
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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