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Grill a Powerful Tool For Bento Preparation

  • Category:Gourmet
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
On a busy morning, it can be challenging to prepare several dishes to pack in a bento lunch to eat later in the day. The fish grill of a Japanese kitchen stove can be a powerful tool for solving this issue.
Many recent stove models have grills that can heat fo...

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Enjoy an Alice In Wonderland Afternoon High Tea Party with Cozy Corner Bite-size Character Cakes

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The Mad Hatter and all his loveable friends are invited!
Popular Japanese confectionery retailer Ginza Cozy Corner is always surprising us with their array of stunning mini cakes, designed for everything from Easter to Father’s Day. They do a good job of supporting popular Disney mo...

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Outfield Crash Helps Eagles Pull Away in Win Over Giants

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
What started as a lousy at-bat for the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles was instead turned into a run-scoring opportunity thanks to a Yomiuri Giants’ fielding blunder, which changed the complexion of the game.
Giants outfielders Garrett Jones and Itaru Hashimoto collid...

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Mamoru Hosoda Anime Cafe Opens in Tokyo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cafe will open at Guest Cafe and Diner inside Shibuya Parco, offering a menu inspired by director Mamoru Hosoda’s famous animes like Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
 
The cafe — known in Japanes...

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Japanese Candy Craftsman Creates New Line of Lollipops with Traditional Summer Themes

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Designed to resemble traditional uchiwa fans, these exquisite lollipops are amongst the prettiest sweets in Tokyo.
If there’s one impressive up-and-coming artisan to keep your eye on in Tokyo, it has to be 26-year-old Shinri Tezuka. Since opening his first store, Asakusa Amezaiku Am...

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Masuzoe Submits Resignation

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe submitted his resignation to the president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Wednesday morning, amid mounting criticism over his misuse of political funds.
Masuzoe’s resignation will likely be effective as of June 21, after the na...

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Landmark Sony Building in Ginza to be demolished in 2017

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Sony Corp says its historic landmark Sony Building in Tokyo’s posh shopping district Ginza will be torn down at the end of March 2017.
Following the demolition, the site will be used as park space for music and sports events between 2018 and 2020, ahead of the Tokyo Olympic ...

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Omnibot Charmy Baku Showtaro Comedian Robot Is Cheesy, But Brilliant

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
 
 
The latest entry in Takara-Tomy’s series of Omnibot robotic toys is this Omnibot Charmy Baku Showtaro Comedian Robot, which functions like an alarm clock, joke-teller and household companion.
Released in August, it was recently showcased at the Tokyo Toy Show to some astonishme...

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Mouth-watering Cheesecake Oreos About to Hit Stores in Japan

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ROCKET NEWS
 
No, not Oreo cheesecakes, but cheesecake Oreos!
It’s pretty easy to find cheesecake recipes that make use of Oreo cookies, either as a topping, filling, or crust. Yamazaki Nabisco, though, has something different coming out in Japan next week, though: cheesecake Oreos.
Unlike the st...

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Mosquito-catching Air Purifier Causing a Buzz

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
OSAKA — An air purifier that filters out not only airborne pollutants, but also mosquitoes was released by Sharp Corp. and has been selling exceptionally well.
Although the financially troubled company has refrained from running TV commercials for the product,...

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