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For Bread Lovers: Top Five Japanese Breads Best for Cuddling, Not Eating

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 When you’re feeling down in the dumps, which mass-produced wonder is always there for you? Sliced bread. Which food is readily available world-wide, and will always be there to absorb your tears? Sliced bread. Which food will never leave you for a younger, toastier love interest? Sli...

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Nine Treats You Can Only Get at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

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In Japan, going on a trip often means you’ll be coming back with about twice as much luggage as you left with, as you are almost always expected to bring back souvenirs for your friends, family, coworkers, teachers, neighbors…pretty much everyone you’ll run into at some point after re...

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Eel-flavored Catfish Available For Tat Gifu Festival

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Eating catfish is looked down upon by many people in Japan who regularly enjoy a plethora of ocean-raised fish. Even though the Japanese diet is no stranger to aggressively aromatic food such as natto, diners here simply cannot get past the stink of these bottom feeders.
Eel on the ot...

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Festival to Promote Whale Cuisine to Overseas Visitors

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JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Event organizers and restaurants are striving to promote whale meat to overseas visitors, in a bid to foster deeper understanding of the delicacy amid the ongoing antiwhaling movement.
In Tokyo’s Ebisu district, 28 restaurants including Italian and washoku Japanese ...

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Nike Opens Museum 23 Tokyo, a Michael Jordan Digital Sports Space at Public Museum

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JAPAN TRENDS
 Nike is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its range of Air Jordan 1 shoes with a special event, Museum 23 Tokyo.
Running from October 16th-18th, the free event will be held unusually at a public museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.
Legendary basketball player Michael Jor...

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Coin laundries becoming more popular with women

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JAPAN NEWS
By Takashi Nishiuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
 Coin laundries are changing. No longer just the domain of male students living alone, the number of coin laundries is increasing yearly as they attract mothers raising children and working women.
However, some people still experience...

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Deco Latte Coffee Art Sheets: Latte Art Made Even Easier

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JAPAN TRENDS
Can’t afford to go to those expensive Tokyo cafes where they serve up latte art?
Haven’t yet got your hands on the 3D Latte Art Maker Awa Taccino? 
Then try the Deco Latte Coffee Art Sheets. 
These are literally how they sound. You place the flavorless edible sheets on the top of you...

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New Reforms Threaten Future of Japanese Language Study in England

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JAPAN TIMES
 LONDON – Teachers in England are concerned the study of Japanese in their country could be severely undermined in light of plans to scrap one of the most important exams in the subject.
From 2017, education firm Pearson is planning to scrap A and A-S levels in Japanese, due to new re...

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New Citrus-Yuzu-Salt-Flavored Jagariko Potato Sticks Are Delicious, Cheap, and Ultra-limited

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Calbee’s Jagariko is among the tastiest snacks in Japan, if you ask us. The little cups of potato sticks come in a variety of flavors, including cheese, butter, and salad. There are also some seasonal flavors, like yuzu-shio, or yuzu and salt, available now! If you haven’t tried Jagar...

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Japan Increasingly Aging as People 80 or Older Top 10 million

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JAPAN TODAY
 TOKYO — Japanese society is turning increasingly gray as the estimated number of people aged 80 or older topped the 10 million mark for the first time, government data showed Sunday.
 
The estimated number of people aged 65 or older stood at a record 33.84 million as of last Tuesday,...

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