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Mc Donald's and Gundam team up for customized anime mecha and fried chicken sandwiches[Video]
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (464+ words) Char's invasion of Side 7 looks a little different in this continuity. Mc Donald's is the world's biggest burger chain, so if they're going to do a collaboration, they're going to team up with partners at the top of their fields…...
Family Mart unveils new Japanese bread that elevates convenience store food to mocchiri levels
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (226+ words) Japan's trend for soft, chewy bread just got even more intense. Family Mart has built up a big fanbase with its popular "Famimaru Bakery" line of baked goods, and this month, there are three new additions bringing textural sensation to…...
H'agen-Dazs releases new Green Tea sandwich in Japan for a limited time
14+ hour, 30+ min ago (278+ words) We find out if this ice cream has what it takes to make matcha lovers swoon. H'agen-Dazs loves to cater to local tastes in Japan, and its latest release does just that, with a new Crispy Sandwich flavour called "The…...
Schoolkids learn life skills through shopping field trips at street markets in Kochi Prefecture
16+ hour, 36+ min ago (420+ words) The unexpectedly cutest part of shopping at Kochi's Thursday Market was seeing some fellow shoppers of the very small variety in action." On a recent visit, we thought that it might be a bit touristy, but it turned out that…...
Japanese manhole lid raises eyebrows with fertility god symbol that looks like" well, you know
1+ day, 30+ min ago (363+ words) Festival of the Steel Phallus deity gets a steel lid in a rural city." For all its staid traditions and formal etiquette, Japanese culture can be surprisingly uninhibited in ways that can leave visitors from abroad clutching their pearls. Take,…...
Foreign man arrested for walking on Shinkansen tracks, claims he was on the run from yakuza
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (156+ words) If you're going to do something like this, you need a very good, or at least a very crazy, reason for doing it. Japan's trains are very punctual, but that doesn't mean they have a perfect on-time record. Even the…...
New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it's cracked up to be?
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (434+ words) We find out if this "Greedy Sandwich" with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks. Japanese convenience stores have become famous around the globe for all the great things you can find in them, and right now there's…...
Peanuts and Coke becomes a viral hit in Japan, but is it a trend worth joining?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (495+ words) Farmer's Coke" is having a moment in Japan, and surprising people in the U. S. Things are changing rapidly in the online sphere these days, especially on Twitter, where posts and comments in the timeline can now be automatically translated from other…...
Deer that appeared in downtown Osaka gets a new home, a new name, and a lot of snacks[Video]
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (355+ words) Likely wanderer from Nara Park won't be going back, but has a new place to live in a hot spring town. Both the business and academic year start in spring in Japan, so right now is what's known as the…...
Famous koi ponds overwhelmed with tourists throwing thousands of coins in them
2+ day, 31+ min ago (769+ words) Koi and coins don't mix. Oshino Hakkai is an idyllic spot nestled in the Fuji Five Lakes region of Yamanashi Prefecture. Traditional thatched-roof buildings are scattered among eight pristine spring-fed ponds. Combined with a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji, it's a…...