Japanese bar district to get bilingual wristbands to help start/avoid conversations while drinking

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Japanese bar district to get bilingual wristbands to help start/avoid conversations while drinking

There are more than 600 bars and pubs in Noge, and these wristbands seek to help you find one that’s just right for you. There’s nothing quite like heading out for a drink, finding a bar with a great atmosphere, and meeting newRead More

Sukiya closes its beef bowl restaurants in Japan after rat and cockroach contamination

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Sukiya closes its beef bowl restaurants in Japan after rat and cockroach contamination

There are some surprises you don’t want in your gyudon…so we explore other options.  Beef bowl lovers around Japan were shaken to the core recently, following two high-profile cases of food contamination at popular gyudon restaurant chain Sukiya. One customer in Tokyo reportedlyRead More

Japan’s unofficial but approved Ghibli anime cafe is opening a new branch and looking for staff

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Japan’s unofficial but approved Ghibli anime cafe is opening a new branch and looking for staff

Kodama is expanding with a new location closer to the Ghibli theme park. Kodama, or Osu no Mori Cafe Kodama, occupies a unique spot in the dining scene. On the one hand, even a quick glance at the Nagoya eatery will tell youRead More

Why did the crazy-expensive version of Japan’s super-cheap corn snack sell out? We ask the artist

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Why did the crazy-expensive version of Japan’s super-cheap corn snack sell out? We ask the artist

For the price of the 100,000-yen modern art Umaibo you could get over 6,600 of the regular puffed corn snacks, and whether its buyers will display or eat their new snacks remains to be seen. We all have those beloved snacks from ourRead More

Our Japanese writers share times they were the fool in honor of April Fools Day

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Our Japanese writers share times they were the fool in honor of April Fools Day

It may be factual, may be cruel. Everybody plays the fool. It is once again time to celebrate April Fool’s Day, which back in the day meant 65 percent of everything you read on the Internet was fake, but recently seems to haveRead More