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- A Different Dining Experience at Donryu
- May 24th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play, Travel
- My husband and I was lucky to find this interesting restaurant around our area. We were actually trying to find a cool place to eat, something new, so we ended up going a little further. We ended up in a really nice area full of restaurants and bars, almost all of th ... » Continue Reading
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- New Rice Burger at Mos Burger
- May 22nd, 2013Category: Food & Dining, Travel
- MOS Burger (モスバーガ) is a popular Japanese fast food chain that originated in Japan. MOS stands for Mountain Ocean Sun. MOS Burger is famous for their original burger, which is called the MOS Burger. They are also famous for their unique burgers such as the MOS Rice Bu ... » Continue Reading
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- A Visit to Soaltee Dining
- May 14th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- Sometimes your taste buds are just itching for a different taste but you're in Japan. What are the chances that there are restaurants that serve other food aside from sushi? Huge. Japan has a lot of different restaurants that would satisfy your cravings. Whether it's Ch ... » Continue Reading
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- Donuts, Drunk Texts, and Downton: 5 iOS Apps Every Expat Girl Needs
- May 10th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Food & Dining, Shopping
- Handy, funny, and cute! Here are five awesome apps for the lady ex-p on the go. Foodspotting: This app is amazing! It geocodes your location (anywhere in the world) and tells you exactly where the yummy is, gives you a map, and how far said yummy is from your mouth. ... » Continue Reading
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- The Latest Shin-chan Movie Raises Questions about Food Culture, Class, and Japanese Nationalism
- May 9th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play
- I like Shin-chan. I like Shin-chan because (1) it's a little strange (2) the Japanese is easy to understand (3) it's crude (the main character's butt always seems to play a prominent, supporting role) and (4) It's not Doraemon, Pokemon, or any of those other Japanese ju ... » Continue Reading
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- Sake no Jin: The UFC of Sake Festivals
- May 7th, 2013Category: Culture, Events, Food & Dining
- Photos Courtesy of Mallu Moore Dignified-looking men lay unconscious under tables. A young woman, red-faced, head slung to the side, is rushed out in a wheelchair. Then a crash -- three of them in quick succession. POOSH! POSH! PSSH! I spin around. A woman screams. ... » Continue Reading
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- A Delicious and Healthy Summer Smoothie
- April 26th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining
- Lately I've been spending a lot of time in a kitchen, so I've decided to try to make more recipes to share with everyone. Few days ago, I got blender. I was actually inspired several days ago when I went to this Mexican restaurant and ordered a cocktail, which turned o ... » Continue Reading
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- Don’t Cook That Fish!
- April 17th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining
- Much to the chagrin of my family (my mother’s side is Greek and my father’s is British, so fish was a common staple for both parents), I always had trouble stomaching fish. Even the smell of it cooking was enough to turn my stomach. And it wasn’t for a lack of attemp ... » Continue Reading
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- Let Rohan nourish thy hop-starved palates
- April 9th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- This is going to sound a little hackneyed starting off a review like this, but I’m going to say it anyway: Rohan is the best beer bar in Niigata prefecture. What an appropriate name: Rohan. Nothing goes together like beer and Lord of the Rings. Just the idea brings a ... » Continue Reading
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- Egg-citingly Good Food
- April 1st, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Dining
- Whenever we see the word Easter, aside from the fact that it's a celebrated holiday especially among Christians, we're reminded of bunnies and eggs. While the Japanese tend to be fond of imported holidays such as Valentine's Day or Christmas, there's not really much goi ... » Continue Reading
- Baking in Japan
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- Some unusual pizza menu items in Japan
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- Healthy “Live-Longer” Habits From Japanese Women
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- Tokyo’s Best Cafés
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- Strange drinks that come and go in the Japanese market
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