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What Are These Things Washing Up On Shore?
This photo has been showing up on various websites recently depicting glowing blue objects lining up along a shore. This beach is in Toyama, Japan and for the locals this isn’t such a crazy sight....
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Ballet Shoes- check, Sports Drink- check, Squid in a Bag- check
Summers in Japan are unbearably long, hot and humid affairs that many of us would happily trade in for a couple more weeks of winter. But, sweaty or not, life goes on, so we do what we can to stay...
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Outbreak of Rare Phantom Squid in Pacific Coast of Japan May Herald Imminent...
Deep below the ocean lives the squid Chiroteuthis, known in Japan by the name Yurei Ika (Phantom Squid). The Japanese name comes from its ghost-like fluttering and floating movement. It’s a squid...
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Fishing for Squid in Japan【You, Me, And A Tanuki】
You, Me, And a Tanuki is a weekly featured blog run by Michelle, a Californian who is currently one of only two foreigners living in Chibu, a tiny fishing village on one of the Oki islands in Japan....
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Let’s learn a little Japanese with this dead squid in a parking lot
Unlike the creature it features, the above image has been floating around online for a few years, but recently has returned back to Japanese shores. However, here such a situation has led to a...
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Did someone say squid pigs? We make Russia’s cutest recipe ever
Russia is a fascinating country for many reasons, but food tends not to be one of them. For example, how many of us have a Russian restaurant in our neighborhoods? It’s not surprising as dishes with...
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Drink, cook, eat — New “Ika Glass” is a cup made entirely of squid【Pics】
For those who aren’t entirely satisfied unless they’re able to eat their drinking vessel too. Last week we saw the glories of reading manga from a cup, and this week the cup-festivities are staying...
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We try the new, limited edition squid viscera potato chips from Japan【Taste...
Do you have the guts to try these fermented squid gut-flavored potato chips? Yamayoshi, the same maker that brought us the same wasabi beef-flavor chips we firmly believe the rest of the world is...
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Video of teen killing squid on Twitter sparks controversy over what we know...
Video’s creator surprised at “how little people know” about the world they live in. On 20 May a student specializing in the fishery industry posted a video in which he drives a blade into the torso of...
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Pitch-black instant ramen added to Cup Noodle lineup to fill dark hole in our...
Special ingredient makes for an instant ramen that looks like no other. While the “men” part of the word “ramen” means “noodles,” it’s really the broth that makes ramen special. The noodles themselves...
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Stingray devours tank-mate squid at Japanese aquarium, shows what nature is...
And you thought living with your roommate was awkward. Crazy things happen at Japanese zoos. Usually it’s the animals acting in ways that remind us of humans, like capybaras bathing in hot springs, or...
View ArticleJapanese Twitter user discovers an amazing way to spice up meals using just a...
Turns out there are more delicious things you can use that shredding machine for other than cutting up paper. Simple meals at home can be upgraded to the next level using ingenious kitchen tools, and...
View ArticleThe best way to drink Japanese sake? From an edible squid bottle!
After this taste test, you’ll never want to go back to using regular drinking vessels again. Being the sake-loving reporters that we are, there’s no end to the unusual sake experiences we’re willing to...
View ArticleWe prepared our own delicious amberjack sashimi and realized how much money...
Achieve your dreams of having a sashimi feast while saving money! Japanese supermarkets often stock fresh and yummy sashimi in the cold section, offering a much cheaper seafood snack option than those...
View ArticleTerrifying Cthulhu-yaki created by lazy Japanese home chef
If you’re using the Necronomicon as your cookbook, you might end up with something like this monstrosity. Takoyaki, round, bite-sized dumplings, are one of Japan’s most popular street foods, but...
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Cup Noodle instant ramen adds disturbingly named new topping: “almost squid!”
Following the roaring success of “mystery meat,” Cup Noodle turns its vague focus o the sea. Nissin’s Cup Noodle instant ramen comes in a lot of different varieties, and one of the most popular is...
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Japanese town builds 42-foot, 25 million-yen squid statue as coronavirus...
An eyesore and waste of government money, or a brilliant economic recovery scheme? The pandemic is having a negative effect on pretty much all communities, but it’s especially hard these days for...
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Which Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain has the best squid sushi?【Taste test】
We’re going beyond fish today with a four-way maika faceoff. If you’re from a culinary culture that doesn’t commonly eat squid, Japan’s kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) restaurants are a great way to...
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Japanese town that spent 25 million yen in COVID money on giant squid statue...
Gigantic squid statue has given a huge boost to the economy, city claims. The Japanese government has provided various aid to communities to help them cope with the difficulties of life during the...
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Octopus tentacle ear plugs coming to Japanese capsule toy machines
I’m a sucker for stylish ear protection. Although I don’t mind all the buzzing and honking of the big city, there are times when it gets to be too much and I just want to shut it all out. That’s why a...
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