THE JAPAN NEWS
 
MORIOKA — A traditional dish in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, which has been eaten by local residents, is now drawing fresh attention as a tourism resource.
Known as “jukko,” the dish is being promoted by the tourism industry, with the town office highlighting its appeal at tour...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This limited-edition flavour tastes just like the matcha you would get at a formal Japanese tea ceremony!
In amongst all the wonderful limited-edition Pocky releases we’ve seen from Japanese confectionery giant Glico, there’s one flavour in the collection that always remains a popul...

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Fast food giant is looking to school its rivals with new “college potato” fries.
To succeed in the Japanese fast food industry, you’ve got to continually present people with new reasons to come through your doors. Just rolling out new main dishes isn’t enough, either. If you really ...

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Weakest, most delicious Pokémon returns for encore appearance inTokyo and Yokohama.
Ordinarily, it’s not possible to start feeling nostalgic about something in just one month. Fond remembrances of happy episodes from your past usually just take more time than that to develop their n...

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Now you can have a romantic dinner and chocolate all wrapped up in one package!
No matter where in the world you celebrate Valentine’s Day, the holiday is almost synonymous with one thing: chocolate. Whether you’re a woman in Japan buying giri-choco for every guy you know, or a resi...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Want your vegetables from somewhere with more personality than the usual supermarket or convenience store?
Tokyo has a new designer greengrocer’s where you can pick up some greens in a particularly stylish environment.
 
Located in Nezu, east Tokyo, which is known and much loved fo...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Ramen and green tea are two of the best things to make if you’ve got a pot of hot water, and now you can have both at once.
After the amazingly thorough Cup Noodles/Final Fantasy XV cross-promotion, you’d think the creative minds at Nissin, maker of Japan’s most popular brand of ins...

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Two of the biggest names in ramen team up for this American-inspired instant noodle flavor.
Popular Japanese ramen chain Ippudo originates from Fukuoka Prefecture, which is famous for its tonkotsu (pork stock) broth. But while tonkotsu is the style of ramen most closely associated w...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Wakasa Road is a historical trail that helped advance Japan’s culture and cuisine. The Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture, on the nation’s west coast, was one of the strategic miketsukuni regions of Japan that produced food for the emperor in ancient times.
Wakasa-mono from the J...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Herbal ingredient provides dazzling natural color.
One of the peculiar points of the Japanese language is that the word aoi, while most commonly meaning “blue,” can also mean “green.” For example, verdant forests and the traffic lights indicating “go” are both aoi.
However, the hue ...

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