When not trying to stop hilariously silly terrorist plots, or spending time in jail, Kiefer Sutherland can be found on the Japanese airwaves telling the population about the joys of Calorie Mate. More »

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From Ningin: I know many of you have some very interesting… ideas on what Japanese school life is like. I can assure you that it’s far more dull than your brains have made it out to be. For example, here is a bit of dry history on what Japanese children eat at school each day in Hiroshima. More »

Wait, wasn’t it just Sunday? Well, it’s Sunday once more so it’s time for another installment of The Weekly Bento. This past week saw the nearing conclusion of Rekuru’s Akira Kurosawa Tribute Month, so if you haven’t been checking out the plethora of posts on the famed director’s work, do so now. In addition, there were plenty of other posts this past week such as the next installment in Jacob’s popular Japanese travel guide series, news of a new Inuyasha compilation album soon to be released, two Playstation 2 game reviews in celebration of the PS2’s 10 year anniversary, and even an interesting look at the growing trend of people sleeping in the streets of Japan. All fascinating stuff, check it out. More »

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It’s hard to believe that Colonel Sanders has been present in Japan for 40 years now, but that’s exactly how long it’s been. To celebrate, KFC has not only appointed an ambassador for the occasion, but will be running some food specials as well.

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You may recall another entry I made where I discussed McDonalds of Japan’s new America Burger campaign. Well, now you get to see a commercial for Texas Burger.

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From Girlybubble: If you can recall, Rirakkuma bear is one of Japan’s official mascots of cute. His name literally means, “relax bear.” How genius is it that Rirakkuma actually has an official wine and wine glass set? I would relax AND drink to that. More »

From Girlybubble: One can only characterize the cute, delicious foods of 2009 with one saying, and one saying alone: “Cute enough to not eat.” Given all the cute foods that existed this year, how could you eat? The list that makes up the Top 10 Cutest Foods of 2009 begs not to be eaten, just adored. More »

Yes, you read that right. Apparently the Quarter Pounder does so well in Japan that the company has decided to launch a line of four special burgers that have something to do with parts of America. More »

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Time for the Weekly Bento and with it, a week’s worth of articles for you to catch up on. This week was packed full of christmas cheer in celebration of everyone’s favorite gift-giving holiday. In addition to that, other articles such as anime youtube videos to check out, the adventures of Michael Moore in Japan, and even some cute Aardman Studios animations were there to round out the week. More »

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Need a great gift for someone special with a soft spot for Japanese cuisine? Here you can buy an automatic Takoyaki Factory Ton Ton cooker. Takoyaki, or “octopus balls,” are popular Japanese hors d’vours and can be quite difficult to cook properly - but not anymore! This little device flips each ball to cook them perfectly and evenly on all sides, but only if you time it right. More »

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