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Cup Noodle Plays Squid Games with New Fork
Nissin's Cup Noodle released a new product for eating its signature junk food - and made a hard-to-translate Japanese pun at the…

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Jay is a resident of Tokyo where he reports and conducts tours for Unseen Japan. His work on Japan has been cited in numerous publications, including USA Today, the Washington Post, Fortune, TIME, NPR, The Guardian, and The World. In his spare time, he loves reading Japanese novels. You can follow Jay on Bluesky.
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Food
Nissin's Cup Noodle released a new product for eating its signature junk food - and made a hard-to-translate Japanese pun at the…
Entertainment
Famous voice actress Yamaguchi Yuriko (Evangelion's Akagi Ritsuko) lashed out at resellers on social media recently.
Living in Japan
An annual report looks at which cities in Tokyo rank highest in happiness and which ones most residents want to keep living…
Politics
A Japanese Communist Party legislator in Tsushima City is out of a job after going overboard at a "mama party."
Society
Earth Corporation in Japan kills a lot of insects every year. And every year, they make sure to atone for it.
Food
Could standing soba restaurants meet the fate of ramen shops in Japan? Here's why owners are lamenting the so-called 500 yen wall.
Entertainment
Fans of idol competition Seven Colors tuned in this week to find out if their oshi made the cut. Here's why everyone…
Japanese Language
The character 町 - pronounced either "chou" or "machi" - is common in Japanese town and neighborhood names. But how do you…