FOOD
Why Cabbage in Japan Is Now More Expensive Than Pork
Tonkatsu is under attack - by high cabbage prices. A bad haul has sent prices for the critical veggie spiraling up to…
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ENTERTAINMENT
How Bong Joon-Ho Almost Directed a Japanese Movie About Soup (Allegedly)
Would you watch a show that's nothing but a guy eating food? Many in Japan and the world already do - and…
FOOD
Mochi Choking Deaths Skyrocket in Japan With The New Year
Every year, more people in Japan die from choking on mochi, the country's famous chewy rice treat, than die in automobile accidents.
FOOD
Domino’s Japan Once Again Stiffed Christmas Eve Pizza Eaters
In what some netizens are calling a Christmas Eve tradition, Domino's Japan stores countrywide failed to deliver on their pie promises.
FOOD
Family Mart Says Cute “Save Me!” Onigiri Mascot Reduced Food Loss
Combini chain Family Mart wanted to reduce food loss in its stores. So it did the most Japan thing ever: it created…
FOOD
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…
FOOD
Standing Soba Restaurants Bemoan “500 Yen Wall” As Prices Soar
Could standing soba restaurants meet the fate of ramen shops in Japan? Here's why owners are lamenting the so-called 500 yen wall.
LAW & CRIME
Leafy Lift: Thieves in Japan Steal Thousands of Cabbages
Somehow, someone managed to steal 1,200 cabbages out from under the nose of a farmer in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture. Cabbage theft has…