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All five Inner Senshi are represented in tie-up with magical girl franchise.
Even in a country that places an unparalleled importance on the visual presentation of food, the cakes and tarts of Japan’s Cafe Comme Ca stand out. Topped with columns and spirals of colorful fruit, they’d...

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Lotteria, the craziest fast food chain in Japan, ups the insanity with its new ghost pepper sauce sandwich.
For a while, it seemed like whatever psychotherapy Lotteria’s chefs were undergoing was working. It’d been months since Japan’s craziest fast food chain had released a hamburg...

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TOKYO - The craze for matcha has spread around the globe in recent years, with the powdered green tea ingredient lending color and health benefits to a variety of sweets and snacks.
Big names like McDonald’s, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, Oreo, and Häagen–Dazs and have all taken a ride o...

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Only 300 of these exclusive jars will be available to customers.
Over the years, McDonald’s has brought out some amazing burgers and limited edition releases in Japan. For many, though, it’s the fast food chain’s star staple, the Big Mac, that stands out above the rest, with its del...

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TOKYO - After recently viewing all the amazing Pringles flavors ever released in Japan, we couldn’t help but wonder what their next weird and wonderful releases might be. We didn’t have to wait too long, because the company just added two more limited-edition flavors to their range,...

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Perhaps the most portable curry ever developed can be yours for a mere 30 yen.
Many will agree that when it comes to Japanese curry, locally adapted food never tasted so good. This lighter and sweeter version of the cornerstone of the Indian diet has mass appeal to spare. However, i...

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Feline-themed baked goods are as heart-melting as they aremouthwatering.
Tokyo and Osaka have always had a bit of a rivalry. While the former is undoubtedly the business and cultural capital of the country (not to mention the political capital), Osaka is also a prominent center of c...

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TOKYO - Just in time for summer, long-standing Japanese confectionery company Morinaga is revamping one of their more popular sweets into a cool ice cream bar.
From Monday, May 29, grape-flavored Hi-Chew ice bars will go on sale
at convenience stores across Japan. Hi-Chew candies ar...

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TOKYO - While matcha lovers will know that Uji in Kyoto is one of Japan’s premier regions for high-quality powdered green tea, there’s another top tea-producing area much closer to the capital of Tokyo that’s just as well-known by tea connoisseurs.
Shizuoka Prefecture, which lies le...

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TOKYO - While every restaurant that calls itself a sushi specialist will have plenty of raw seafood on the menu, technically the word sushi actually refers to the vinegared rice that the other ingredients are placed on or inside. That’s why even though they contain no seafood, tamag...

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