This is Japan’s oldest tempura restaurant, and it’s awesome soranews24.com

182 years later, Sansada is still one of Tokyo’s favorite tempura restaurants, so we stopped by to try it for ourselves.
Still, there’s a variety of different types of tempura rice bowls and set meal…

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Tokyo’s first vegan Japanese-style convenience store now open in Asakusa soranews24.com

Vegan Store offers vegan bento, onigiri, and more.
Now that I thin about it, maybe I should have said Japanese convenience stores are just the best, provided you’re not vegan.
But that gap in conveni…

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Six types of Japanese people you'll meet while living in Japan — An illustrated guide soranews24.com

Today we’d like to share our thoughts on six kinds of Japanese people foreigners might meet during their time in Japan.
Let’s start off with one of the first types of people foreigners encounter when…

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Nendo's Cubic Clock only reveals "its true form" twice per day www.dezeen.com

Japanese studio Nendo has designed a fractional, boxy clock with hands that completes its square form just twice per day.
The Cubic Clock takes the form of a solid, brushed-aluminium cube that appear…

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Japanese lingerie maker specializing in designs for small-breasted women expands into swimwear soranews24.com

Although some data suggests Japan’s breasts are becoming bigger than ever, it’s not like every woman in the country has a large chest.
As a matter of fact, last year we saw lingerie brand Feast enter…

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Sony's PlayStation recognized as world's best-selling game console english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 20:15 | All, Japan, ArtsSony Corp.'s PlayStation has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's best-selling home video game console, having sold 450.19 millio…

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Tokyo Olympic committee shows replica of "Gundam" promotion satellite english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 19:02 | Sports, News, All, JapanTokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizers held a press event Tuesday to show a replica of a microsatellite carrying model robots from the po…

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Japanese sitting style to be recognized as punishment under new law english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 18:50 | Lifestyle, All, JapanA welfare ministry panel said Tuesday that forcing children to sit extensively in the formal Japanese style known as "seiza" will be recognized…

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Studio Ghibli's entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally www.engadget.com

The films will be available on "all major digital transactional platforms," according to Variety, so that will likely include the ability to purchase them on iTunes, Amazon Prime Video and Google Pla…

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Persona 5 sales pass 3.2 million venturebeat.com

Atlus has released new sales numbers for Persona 5, revealing that the Japanese role-playing game has sold over 3.2 million copies.
Persona 5 came out in September 2016 in Japan and in April 2017 in …

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