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Instant Noodle Company Combines Yakisoba Noodles with Fermented Natto Bean Topping

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
If you’ve been too hesitant to give natto a try, this may be the way to start!
Whether it comes from a festival food stall or from a package at home, stir-fried yakisoba noodles always hit the spot. The dish is usually prepared with thinly sliced carrots and cabbage and bits of pork...

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Kaonashi No-Face Piggy Bank is a delight for money-hoarding Spirited Away fans

  • Category:Souvenir
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Studio Ghibli fans will jump up and joy when they see this Kaonashi No-Face Piggy Bank.
Featuring the iconic character from the 2001 anime Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki, the Kaonashi No-Face Piggy Bank is striking looking even if you don’t know the original source.
Kaonashi (lite...

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Okinawan Governor Attends Rally to Protest U.S. Base Relocation

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
NAHA — Okinawan Gov Takeshi Onaga took part in a rally held Saturday to protest against the relocation of a U.S. military base to the northern part of the prefecture, vowing to revoke his predecessor’s approval of land reclamation.
It is the first time that the governor, who was ele...

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Yoshiki Reflects on X Japan’s History

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Rock band X Japan is revving up their activities.
On March 4, the band performed before about 10,000 people at The SSE Arena, Wembley (formerly known as Wembley Arena), in London, while
“We Are X,” a documentary film about the history of the band, is currently showing in cinemas ...

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Stylish Japanese “Boyfriend’s Dress Shirt Dresses” Are Boyish and Girlish All at Once

  • Category:Shopping
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Clever alterations make this a better choice than anything hanging in your boyfriend’s closet.
Japanese and Western fashion preferences don’t always perfectly align with one another. However, there is some overlap in tastes, and you’ll find plenty of people in both regions who think...

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60-year-old Grandma Does Funky Rice Dance in Tokyo

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TRENDS
 
How cool is this grandma? Cool enough to do a perfectly choreographed “kome dance” (rice dance) with two other female performers (approximately 40 years younger) in kimono.
 
If you eat plenty of rice, then it seems you are destined to live as long as this 60-year-old lady and stil...

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Support for Kumamoto

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, dances alongside Tom, mascot of the U.S. Embassy in Japan, in front of Kumamoto Castle.
Around 350 people, including U.S. citizens living in Kumamoto, gathered to join in the making of a short film produced by the embass...

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Somber Samurai

  • Category:Event
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Samurai Japan players react after Nobuhiro Matsuda struck out for the final out in the team’s 2-1 loss to the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Japan lost in the semifinals for the second straight WBC after ...

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Japan’s Coffee-flavored Toast Spread is Now on Sale

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Who’s ready to eat their morning coffee?
From the moment we woke up on the morning of March 1, we were looking forward to a taste of invigorating coffee. But we had no plans to brew a pot of java, because there’s now a whole new way to get your coffee fix in Japan.
Coming a little o...

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Bidocoro Lacquerware Toilet Brings Traditional Japanese Crafts Into The Lavatory

  • Category:Shopping
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan is famous for its toilets. Japan is also famous for its crafts. So why not combine the two? Well, someone did.
 
Japanese toilets are somewhat renowned for their technology ingenuity, from the heated seats to the multitude of buttons and panels that offer a host of functions ...

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