Notes from a successful tourist
These stores are called combini, the Japanese appropriation of “convenience” stores. In the evening, in the same stores, the workingmen and women would stop by to pick their readymade lunch boxes or o-bento. They leave the offices quite late at night …
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Kampachi now in PJ
Diners can choose from classic Japanese dishes ranging from a la carte items to inclusive bento sets, including sets for children that are served in appealing lacquered boxes resembling a teddy bear, a panda or a kimono-wearing child. Regular Kampachi …
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More than words
But as a whole, emoji are still unmistakably Japanese; there isn't one for cheese, but you will find one for bento box; there's no Easter egg, but there is a Kadomatsu, the Japanese new year tree decoration. You won't find much racial diversity among …
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