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Cuisine: Café

Mother Coffee on Okinawa offers hot, fresh take on sweet or savory pancakes

Scientists believe that pancakes — in one form or another — may have been eaten as far back as prehistoric times, so it’s hard to find a fresh take on the universally adored food item.

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Cuisine: Café

Stripes' Trip: Well, Hello, Kitty!

If you visit Nakamise shopping street, you’re sure to come across the Japanese Tea House Hello Kitty Saryo Enoshima. If you don’t have time to stop for a sit-down lunch, the location also offers a “take out” counter serving up various Hello Kitty-themed drinks and sweets.

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Secret of my bento: Tips and recipes for a safe, tasty boxed lunch

Preparing a bento may be considered time-consuming and bothersome to prepare, especially in the busy morning, but the following tips can make it easier and more fun!

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Food & Drink

Cuisine: Japanese

Traditional portable dish highlights lunch in the Land of Rising Sun

During lunch, you may have witnessed a Japanese coworker eating out of a home-packed box. Or maybe during a stroll in the park, you noticed a salarymen sitting on a bench with a smartphone and a little wooden lunch box.

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VIDEO| How to say 'thank you' after eating in Japan

You just got done eating a wonderful meal at Japanese friend's home or a restaurant.

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VIDEO| Polite word to say before eating in Japan

When you sit down eat in Japan, you'll notice many Japanese putting their hands together and saying one word: Ita-da-ki-masu.

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Cuisine: American

Let's Go Nuts for Doughnuts… At Home

I’ve never made doughnuts before. This was my first time. I’m sure they will only get better the more I make them. So I started by doing a bit of research. Then I figured out what kind of doughnut I wanted and got to work.