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Namba - Osaka, Japan

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Returning to the Okiya by Sam Ryan

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This Is McDonald's Japan's Take on the Black Burger

As Kotaku first reported earlier this month, Burger King rolled out a black cheeseburger in Japan. Now, McDonald's Japan has a black burger of its own. In Japan, Burger King Has a Black Cheese Burger In Japan, Burger King Has a Black Cheese Burger In Japan, Burger King Has a Black Cheese Burger The black buns? We've seen those before. But why, Burger King, why black cheese? Why? Read more Read more

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Tokyo Olympic Logo To Be Scrapped After Plagiarism Scandal

Sano Kenjiro, designer of the logo for the Tokyo Olympics, will have the use of his design canceled at an upcoming committee meeting; netizens say it's about time.

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Your Own Japanese-Style Box Meal

Bentō are an important part of daily dining for millions of Japanese students and workers, and a major industry has grown up around the tools and methods used for their creation. Below we introduce some playful ingredients for box meals, along with a handful of the special implements invented to make their creation a snap.

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Ramen has gone global, with more and more shops opening up worldwide in the twenty-first century just as they spread rapidly throughout Japan in the twentieth. Yet the upstart noodle dish’s place within Japanese cuisine is still ambiguous. It stands as a kind of rival to the more established tradition of

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Salmon Roll by thoranin-triwit

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The Secret History Of Black Baseball Players In Japan

Decades before Jackie Robinson broke American baseball's color line, a long-standing camaraderie between black and Japanese players would shape the future of baseball in Japan.

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Famed director Miyazaki calls Abe's move to revise Constitution 'despicable' | The Japan Times

Famed director Hayao Miyazaki made a rare public appearance Monday in Tokyo, but the one-hour news conference may not have satisfied fans of his magical an

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Away from the bustling metropolises, Japan's fourth largest island, Shikoku, has its own charms. In this feature we disc

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Invented in a backyard shed during lean times, instant ramen has become a global food juggernaut. Walk into just about any food store, anywhere, and chances are you’ll find a few colorful packages containing a dry raft of woven noodles and a foil flavor packet.

But ramen is ever-evolving, appearing as a Japanese street favorite, a dorm room staple, a hip foodie obsession and, most recently, a hybrid that’s both artisanal and convenient. Here’s how ramen, in all its incarnations, conquered the globe.

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japan's hi-tech toilets control panel in english

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YANAKIKU Returns To J-Pop Summit 2015

After their celebrated performance at 2014's J-Pop Summit, Japanese pop duo YANAKIKU will return to San Francisco this summer. This year, YANA and KIKU will become "Nakai," the concierge of Japanes...