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As usual, the big convenience store chains—7-Eleven, Family Mart and Lawson—are releasing a number of scary snacks to celebrate Halloween. Chocolate Cream DaifukuThe chocolate cream inside …
Ski instructor, full-stack engineer, and game producer among our top picks for those living overseas who want to come and work in Japan. On Oct 17, 2019Each week GaijinPot looks through its…
I’m from Australia, where the Japanese dining landscape is mostly dried seabeds of sushi and tempura bound by rivers of teriyaki sauce. Tsuru tsuru tororoPhoto: Audrey Foo Tororo, grated mountai…
Six of them, from the Shingon Buddhist sect, are centered around the rural city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, in northern Japan. From Tsuruoka station, get off at Michi no ekki Gassan. It’s a 35 m…
photos by Akihiro Yoshida courtesy nendoPrior to Momofuku Ando releasing his revolutionary Cup Noodle into the world in 1971, he went on a fact-finding mission to America. This is what’s sa…
all photos by Hiroshi Mizusaki courtesy Case-Real ArchitectsAs dusk settles in, the lights flicker on at Takigawa, a new sushi shop that opened over the summer in Fukuoka. A single lamp wit…
all photos courtesy Christopher Robin / TokyoBuildThere’s a certain allure to Tokyo’s storefronts – the colors, the textures, the urban decay – that have inspired many artists and designers. For…
If you’re looking for something fun and different to do in Tokyo this summer to escape the heat, consider Tokyo’s “Underground Temple.” But maybe plan your visit clear weather or you may find yoursel…
Japanese news organizations have reported today that the Rugby World Cup quarter finals have been won by foreigners. Kyodo News reported, “All of the winners of the 2019 World Cup Rugby quarter …
A foreigner has been anointed with a Japanese name by his new J-girlfriend. It’s the sixth Japanese nickname Chris Jenkins has received since arriving in Japan in January. “You will he…
