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Japan’s Mos Burger creates tempura rice bowl bento boxed lunch burger, but not for its menu

New item seeks to put four food categories in your hand all at once.In 1987, Japanese fast food chain Mos Burger debuted the rice burger, swapping out the classic hamburger bun for a pair of lightly grilled discs of rice. By combining the joys of hamburgers and rice, Mos made something doubly pleasing to Japanese palates, and rice burgers have been part of their menu ever since. But now Mos is reaching new levels of multilayering its culinary appeal, with the introduction of something that combi

Are 500-yen noodles at Akihabara Ramen Center a great find or cheap miss?

We leave this ramen joint half happy, half less than satisfied. Akihabara is world-famous for being a city within a city that’s bursting at the seams with electronics, maid cafes, and anything related to anime, videogames and manga. However, in recent years, this bustling Tokyo neighbourhood has earned a reputation for something else as well: good ramen.Now you can find a large number of old and new noodle joints drawing crowds of hungry diners in between their shopping sprees, but how do

Awesome Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle figure is also a puzzle and an organizer[Photos]

Anime fortress is ready to make the move into your home, but you’ll need to set aside a half-day or so to build it.Howl’s Moving Castle is a multi-functional place. As shown in the Studio Ghibli anime film it shares its name with, it’s a home, a fortress, and a mode of transportation.So it’s fitting that the Howl’s Moving Castle for your home that we’re looking at today isn’t limited to a single role either, as it’s an awesome decoration, a challenging puzzle, and a cleverly convenient organizer

Why you should be adding Calpis to your beer in Japan

A trendy way to enjoy beer in Japan.There’s been a lot of buzz online in Japan recently, about how adding Calpis to beer tastes good. Proponents say the sweet drink helps to balance out the bitterness of beer, transforming it into a well-balanced Japanese beer cocktail that’s very easy to drink.As beer lovers who actually enjoy its bitter flavour profile, we wondered whether this was a trend we could get on board with, so we went straight out to the supermarket and picked up a bottle

New cherry blossom party picnic essential: This super-handy folding cardboard table

This might be the perfect hanami table.With sakura season officially underway and full bloom coming to many parts of Japan over the next two weeks, it’s time to start finalizing hanami (cherry blossom-viewing) party plans. The classic, and many would say still the best, way to enjoy the cherry blossoms is to head to a park, find a spot under the sakura trees, and enjoy a leisurely day of relaxing, snacking, and drinking, either soft drinks or alcoholic beverages, under the pink petals.Ah, but it

Japan’s Mos Burger discontinues old teriyaki burger and rolls out new recipe, but is it as good?

Japan’s favorite domestic burger chain, the one that introduced the teriyaki burger to the country, launches seventh-generation sandwich.Mos Burger is Japan’s favorite domestic hamburger chain, and not only was it the creator of the rice burger, it was also the first chain in Japan to sell teriyaki burgers. Mos’ teriyaki burger made its debut in May of 1973, but while it’s been on the menu ever since, the teriyaki burger it serves today isn’t the same as the one it sold 53 years ago. As a mater

Studio Ghibli unveils new Rollbahn notebook in honour of Howl’s Moving Castle

Anime castle steps into the spotlight with a new release that will delight Japanese stationery enthusiasts.If you’re a fan of Japanese stationery, then you’ll known the name Rollbahn. While the name is German for “runway” and German phrases are used in its branding, Rollbahn is actually a popular stationery brand by Delfonics, and is designed and made in Japan.Rollbahn notebooks have become something of a cult item with locals and overseas buyers in recent years, with peo

10 awesome Tokyo cherry blossom festivals and experiences for this year’s sakura season

There’s never a shortage of cool stuff to do in Tokyo, and that goes double for when the cherry blossoms are in bloom.Tokyo is Japan’s biggest city, and if you’re in the capital during sakura season, you’re spoiled for choice in terms of places to see the cherry blossoms. But with so many spots to choose from, yet only so many days that the short-lived flowers will be in bloom, you’ll have to make some tough decisions about which to hit up before time’s up.So to help you narrow down your list of

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Mister Donut wows matcha lovers in Japan with new Dora Matcha doughnuts

Like a sweet fusion between doughnuts and dorayaki pancakes, this is an Uji matcha experience you need to try while in Japan.Matcha lovers will want to mark their calendars for 25 March this year, as that’s the day when Japan’s top doughnut chain, Mister Donut, releases its new “Uji Matcha Donut Series“.This delightfully green range consists of five matcha doughnuts, two of which are said to be new varieties with an extra fluffy and chewy texture inspired by dorayaki, a t

Nine amazing off-the-beaten-path cherry blossom spots in Japan for yaezakura and shidarezakura

Yes, Japan’s most famous sakura spots and species draw big crowds for good reasons, but they’re not all that cherry blossom season has to offer.Going out to see cherry blossoms is one of the most quintessential Japanese springtime activities, but fighting crowds is also often another. That’s because the blossoms only bloom for a short period of time, and so pretty much the whole country concentrates its visits to the most famous parks and gardens with near-identical timing.To be fair, Japan’s to

Stunning central Japan wisteria festival is like a purple fantasy straight out of a Ghibli movie

Move over, sakura. Purple is the new pink.The cherry blossom season is poised to start throughout the country, with some places already seeing the flowers start to bloom. However, while cherry blossoms often make the headlines, they’re not the only seasonal flowers that Japan has to offer. In fact, I much prefer it when the wisterias start to blossom, when you can stroll beneath a canopy of cascading purple flowers.There are numerous wisteria festivals across the country, but the Owari Tsushima

Godiva now makes tofu in Japan, and sakura chocolate tofu too![Taste test]

Belgian chocolatier and Japanese confectioner are both tofu newcomers, but can their powers combine for something special?Godiva is one of those companies that’s so famous for its flagship product that you don’t even have to mention what it is. Tell somebody “Someone gave me a box of Godiva,” for example, and they’ll immediately understand that you’re talking about chocolate.However, in addition to making chocolate, Godiva Japan is also involved in making tofu.The Japanese division of the Belgia

How much is Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated currency calculator worth in yen?

Some things have an incalculable value.A big hassle of traveling abroad is trying to figure out the currency of a different country, but our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma found a device on Amazon Japan that helps to relieve the stress of shopping in a foreign land. However, like many of Masanuki’s Amazon purchases, this was no ordinary foreign currency calculator; it was the lowest-rated one, with a rock-bottom score of 1.0.You might be thinking this is because calculators and even online currency

Studio Ghibli adds new anime tumblers to its cool streetwear brand in Japan

When you want to share your love of the great outdoors with your love for Studio Ghibli. If you love Studio Ghibli but shy away from cutesy merchandise, then there’s a brand you should know about, and it’s called GBL. Short for “Ghibli”, GBL was first launched by the studio in 2017 as an American casual clothing brand, and soon became a cooler alternative to Ghibli’s official Donguri Kyowakoku retail chain, selling everything from Hawaiaan shirts through to skateboa

This Japanese vending machine doesn’t sell drinks, but you can buy drinks through it

There’s nothing for sale inside the machine, but Okinawan spirits and delicious deserts are waiting on the other side.Recently, we were walking down the street in the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture when a beer vending machine caught our eye. Though Japan still has vending machines that sell alcoholic beverages, they’re not nearly as commonplace as they used to be, and this one’s lineup looked particularly tempting, with a number of unique offerings including locally brewed Ishigakijima B

We go looking for a monkey mommy like Punch with Amazon Japan’s ultra low-rated orangutang plushy

Can the Laughing Sensor Orangutang bring a comforting motherly presence to our office?In the office, certain members of the SoraNews24 office have a sort of familial role. Mr. Sato’s experience and wisdom often make him a sort of big brother in our interpersonal dynamics. Seiji Nakazawa, meanwhile, is a bit more like our younger brother, who we can’t help but root for as he pursues his passions. Big sister? That’d be Ikuna Kamezawa, who breezes in and out of the office on her way to or from her

Tokyo government organizes food truck event to clear out delinquent/homeless teen gathering area

Kabukicho plaza has become a symbol of teen vagrancy in the capital.The Kabukicho district of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward is one of the liveliest entertainment areas in the cities, packed with bars, restaurants, theaters, arcades, karaoke parlors, and the city’s densest concentration of host and hostess clubs. From March 11 to 16, the neighborhood also had a fleet of food trucks parked in it. Vendors filled not only the plaza next to the Toho Building (the skyscraper with the giant Godzilla head pokin

Peko-chan Milky Time Cafe opens in Chiba and we go to check out all of the pastries and merch

It’s time to chow down on all of the pastries inspired by Fujiya’s famous brand of Milky candy and its little girl mascot, Peko-chan.Perhaps no other candy holds as special of a place in Japan’s national consciousness as Japanese sweets company Fujiya’s longtime best-selling Milky candy–a soft, chewy, milk-flavored confection that serves up equal parts happiness and nostalgia for many adults. Fujiya’s mascot since 1950 has been the pigtailed, overalls-wearing

Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki releases new artworks, still wants to make movies

Four years in the making, the new Panorama Box series shows Miyazaki’s art is “evolving”.Hayao Miyazaki is known for being a brilliant illustrator and director, and part of what makes him so skilled is his long-held fascination with how we perceive images. At the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, for example, there’s a whole room dedicated to unusual contraptions that bridge the gap between static and moving art, including a giant zoetrope that shows how movement and strobe lights