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Why Do Japanese People Love to Eat Bacteria?

The microorganism that produces the sour taste in yogurt is all the rage in Japan, and fear of Covid-19 has propelled sales of probiotics into overdrive.

September 15, 2021

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Why Do Japanese People Love to Eat Bacteria?

The microorganism that produces the sour taste in yogurt is all the rage in Japan, and fear of Covid-19 has propelled sales…

September 15, 2021

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Japanese Apply Famous Kaizen Process to Produce Square Fish

Considering the popularity of six-sided watermelon, it was only a matter of time before Japan’s key dietary staple would be transformed into…

June 9, 2021

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New AI Technology Allows Farmers to Easily Identify Individual Wagyu Cows by Scanning Their Noses

Newly developed AI technology will allow wagyu farmers in Japan to easily identify individual cows by scanning the patterns on their noses.

April 22, 2021

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Japan’s First Ramen Vending Machine is Helping a Local Noodle Business

As businesses struggle to turn a profit during the pandemic, one noodle shop has turned to a noodle vending machine to bring…

April 7, 2021

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Ramen-Loving Researcher Discovers that Tonkotsu Absorbs Radiation

A recent discovery of one ramen-loving researcher found that tonkotsu, the pork bones often used in ramen broth, can greatly absorb radioactive…

February 9, 2021

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Pandemic Fuels Increase in Rice Consumption in Japan

As Japanese people continue to be confined at home during the global pandemic, it turns out that they are eating significantly more…

January 28, 2021

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“Silent Eating” at Restaurants is Spreading Across Japan

Japan has begun implementing moku-shoku, or “Silent Eating” in various restaurants as Corona cases remain high despite a State of Emergency.

January 21, 2021

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Sapporo’s Newest Beer Label Error Leads to Controversy and Confusion

Sapporo Breweries faced online criticism after deciding to stop the sale of a beer after misspelling the word lager by one letter.…

January 15, 2021

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Premium Beer Sales Surge in Japan during Pandemic

With the increase in home drinking due to the influence of the coronavirus, ‘premium beer’ in Japan seems to have found its…

January 2, 2021

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The BEST Wagyu Beef Bowl in Japan

All Day Dining ORIGAMI in Akasaka, Tokyo is serving up a mouth-watering A5 rank Wagyu beef bowl. Yasu and Julian stopped by…

December 20, 2020

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This is how the rarest steel in Japan "Tamahagane

This is how a Japanese knife is made. With the sam

Mr. Yukinobu Yokoyama is a master craftsman who's

Have you guys heard of Nokogiri-yama (鋸山)? It’s a popular hiking spot in Chiba. What many people don’t know though is that there are old ruins hidden deep in the forest of the mountain!

It looks like something straight out of a Ghibli movie. They’re actually the remains of a stone quarry from the Edo period but they definitely have that ’isekai’ vibe!

At the top of the mountain is Jikoku-nozoki (地獄のぞき) or ‘Hell’s View’. A stone point that hangs out over thin air!

If you want to see more about this place, then please check out the latest video on our JapanPro YouTube channel (Link in Bio)

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