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Have you seen the sweet Sigg bottles at The Loft? They run 2500-3000 yen there. You can find them on Amazon for 1800-2500. But I found a look-a-like that's turning out to be a good purchase for just ¥315 at the 3 Coin Store. read more »
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Unusual ice cream flavors from home and abroad are drawing families to the Aisukurin Hakurankai (Ice Cream Expo) at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. Over 100 kinds of unique ice cream, made with local delicacies such as ox tongue, sea urchin, eel and horse sashimi, is available during the expo. read more »
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Ahhh…Nothing like kicking back with a cold cup of eel after a hard day at work!

At least that would be the case in Japan. It’s not enough for beer to be the official drink of the oppressively hot Japanese summer, one beer company is hoping to tie-in with the traditional food of summer, unagi (ee read more »
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I thought green tea flavoured ice cream was weird. Turns out there's ox tongue and eel flavour. What's the weirdest flavour you've ever tried? read more »
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I've given Japan a year to come up with another ten bizarre drinks and she did not let me down. Some of these dirty dozen (less two) may be coming to a vending machine near you... if you're unlucky enough. read more »
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Get healthy today with some "Coca Cola with Vitamin C"! It's a new, healthy drink, sure to reverse the aging process, trim that waistline and stimulate hair growth. But seriously, who do they think they are kidding? read more »
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A brief history lesson about the origins of Yebisu beer, and then we're told you can get free samples of Yebisu and other Sapporo products at the Yebisu beer museum! Admission is free, too! Do you love Yebisu beer as much as me? read more »
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Women finds a poison label on a bottle of yakitori sauce in a grocery store. This is reminiscent of an incident that happened over 20 years ago involving a kidnapping. The kidnapper went by the name "The Man with 21 Faces." He said he would poison certain products if he was not given the ransom. read more »
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This is an interesting article about Agri Gaia System Co (a leading food recycler) and the legislation behind the food recycling programs of Japan.

"Japan's food industry, the biggest producer of food waste, recycles more than 70 percent of leftovers. About half is turned into feed, less than read more »
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Would you eat an eel's head? Internet eels pack surprises. read more »
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The incorrigible Spartancus is at it again. Read the exciting story of how an American junk-food junkie became...well...a Japanese junk-food junkie. read more »
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Do you know what the most popular beer in Japan is? Check out this list - is your favorite included? read more »
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Do you take advantage of the bottle keep system in Japan? Did you know that there is a limit on how long they will "keep" your bottle? read more »
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We can all agree that Soylent Green is people. But in Japan, Genghis Khan and Vikings aren't; they're foods. Check out a romp through the dictionary with translations (and links to full articles on Wikipedia in both Japanese and English to flesh out the story). I'm happy to partake of a Viking l read more »
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I came back from town this weekend with a not so healthy lunch. As I was about to dig in I had a pang of guilt and thought about the healthy bentos I’d been making over the last few weeks. I ended up picturing my unhealthy lunch as a bento... read more »
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