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This winter season, enjoy some fine Japanese art along with your beer!
In Japan, we have a custom of gift-giving in the summer and winter seasons, and stores across Japan are now beginning to promote their winter gift (oseibo) packages for this year. When it comes to these seasonal ...

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Come with us as we bite into Pompompurin!
 
Earlier this month, McDonald’s Japan released a teaser for their next limited edition menu item, asking customers to choose which Pompompurin menu item they thought would make it to their menus in October. It turns out it was the McFlurry ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Fresh chestnuts are one of the few things in Japan that are truly seasonal and not available year-round like so many other food products these days. Chestnuts (kuri in Japanese) have been consumed here since prehistoric times. Charred chestnuts that are more than 9,000 years old hav...

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Now, this is certainly unlike any curry we’ve seen before! 
Japanese bookstore and novelty shop chain Village Vanguard have once again amused us with a distinctly quirky  offering: pink and blue translucent curry!
This striking-looking curry is apparently available exclusively throu...

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”How can we get more chocolate in our eggs?” is a question we’d never have thought to ask, but we sure are glad this Japanese company did.
Last year, the great minds at Japanese confectioner Bourbon gave us sliced chocolate, thereby making chocolate sandwiches a possibility. Now, an...

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We say this definitely qualifies as a “treat.”
Back in August, I came down with a pretty serious bout of bout of homesickness when I saw that a bakery in the greater Los Angeles area was selling Pikachu churros. Tempting as it was to pack up and move home right then, I’m glad I stuc...

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The company famous for instant noodles is now releasing a limited number of their fresh noodles to lucky customers.
Ever since it was founded by the creator of instant noodles, Momofuku Ando, back in 1948, Nissin Foods has led the way in developing pre-cooked, dried blocks of ramen ...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The internet is changing the way people cook. Some simple recipes posted online have become viral hits, leading to the publication of cookbooks and even the development of a special kitchen tool. With creative ideas and photo techniques, original recipes could also become a new t...

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This is what Christmas dessert looks like in Japan.
Even though Halloween is still over a month away, Lawson convenience stores around the country are already accepting orders for their 2016 Christmas cake lineup from 20 September. While their catalogue features all the usual Japane...

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And yes, that is a milkshake with pretzels and potato chips.
If you were in the mood for a tasty burger, you might not think to look for one in Japan, and even then, you might not expect to find such good, honest grub at a cafe that’s a side business for a fashionable clothing line....

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