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Japanese have small stuff
Japanese are well known around the world as masters of miniature. And for a small island country of relatively short statured people, limited space and an obsession with things that are 可愛い (kawaii =...
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Pizza Flavored Instant Yaki-soba
Japan is very good at coming up with flavors and combinations that no one else would dare to attempt. On this point, Japanese pizza is another post in and of itself… but today I just want to show...
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A few random shots
Sorry for the lack of updating but as I mentioned on Twitter, my parents are visiting for 10 days and I don’t have much time for the blog. Of course it’s also a chance for me to get out and about, so...
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Outlandish Japanese flavors: Azuki (sweet bean) Pepsi
Not long ago you could find green tea flavored coca cola at convenience stores around Japan. Thankfully that scourge seems to have passed, but the age old rivalry between Pepsi and Coke wages on, and...
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4 Major Japanese pizza chains compared
Oh the hardships, the ordeals I endure for the sake of this blog. But someone had to do it, someone had to stomach 5 whole pizzas in the course of researching a completely legitimate, informative blog...
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Kangoku izakaya: a dinner in prison
Have you been a bad boy or bad girl lately? Well, maybe you should turn yourself in for your heinous crimes at a kangoku izakaya. Kangoku (監獄) means prison, and izakaya (居酒屋) is a Japanese style...
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Five Foods You Should Try in Japan
You’re reading this blog because you have some interest in Japan. As such, (I hope that) most of you will go to Japan someday, either for work or for pleasure. When you do, there are a lot of wonderful...
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So you’re finally ready to dig into your savings and go see the magical country that is Japan. Congratulations! I bet you’ve heard Japan is an expensive country. In many ways it is, but not everything...
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