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McDonald’s Japan Adds Cheese Smoothie to Their Autumn Menu

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Fruit and cheese is a heavenly combination.
Our tastebuds jump for joy every time McDonald’s releases a new seasonal beverage in Japan. In the past, we’ve been given sakura-flavoured delights, melon McShakes, and creamy matcha treats, and now it’s time for us to enjoy the heavenly t...

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Panda Cub Wobbles a Few Steps

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 100-day-old baby giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo can now wobble a few steps by itself, according to pictures and a video released by the zoo on Wednesday.
The panda cub, born on June 12, will be able to walk steadily some six months after its birth, said...

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Hello Kitty Land Tokyo Hosts its First Halloween-Cosplay Party

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Sanrio Puroland, better known as Hello Kitty Land Tokyo, has launched a new event for its worldwide fan base. Running until Oct 31, Hello Kitty Land will host the “Puro Halloween Party” as its special autumn event this year.
In recent years Halloween celebrations have been o...

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Tokujin Yoshioka Creates Incredible Designer Dom Pérignon Bottles

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Star designer and artist Tokujin Yoshioka has collaborated with MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo to produce two special limited-edition Dom
Pérignon bottles.
On sale at department stores in Japan from late September, the two gift bottles fully harness Yoshioka’s trademark preoccupation wit...

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New Japanese Kit Kats Combine Matcha Green Tea, Almonds and Two Berry Flavors for Luxurious Treat

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Matcha Double Berry Luxury Every Day Kit Kats are a mouthful to say, should be a joy to eat.
Nestle never seems to be short of ideas for special Japan-exclusive Kit Kats, and thanks to the confectioner’s fertile imagination we’ve been able to enjoy flavors such as sake, Momiji manju...

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Abe Says He'll Decide Timing of Election On Return From U.N. Trip

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will decide on the timing of a snap general election after he returns on Friday from a trip this week to address the United Nations.
"Regarding the dissolution of the lower house, I would like to refrain from commenting on every que...

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Kansai Eateries Go Halal for Local Delicacies

  • Category:Gourmet
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Amid the surge in foreign tourists, an increasing number of local delicacies in Osaka, including konamon flour-based dishes, are being served as halal food (see below), which is food that Muslims who adhere strictly to Islamic law are allowed to eat.
To serve halal food, it is ne...

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Ishoku-hada Extreme Body Painting Subculture Invades Tokyo Again

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
When gravure idol (glamor model) Miyako Akane kickstarted a new body painting cosplay subculture back in June, certain sections of the web went nuts. While this is hardly a genuine trend — a handful of models don’t constitute a movement per se — ishoku-hada (literally, “unique skin...

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Japan Tries Driverless Buses to Keep Rural Elderly on The Move

  • Category:Driving
JAPAN TODAY
 
NISHIKATA, Tochigi - As the annual rice harvest begins this month in the Japanese town of Nishikata, the combines that usually putter along the sleepy roads lining its rice fields are giving way to a vehicle residents have never before seen, a driverless shuttle bus.
Japan is starti...

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Taito Announces Online Claw Game for Remote Play Via Phone App

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The claw game is a staple of the Japanese game center arcade, where it is known as the crane game. It has also withstood the tests of time quite well and remains popular, despite its obviously analog nature.
Innovations like this also help keep the game relevant and exciting.
Taito...

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