May 04, 2024 (TabiEats) - Japan Convenience Stores have a variety of delicious ready-made food, including Onigiri, which is the ultimate comfort food. They come in a variety of fillings and my mother is trying them out for the first time.
Japanese Mom Tries Convenience Store ONIGIRI
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Typhoon No. 30 is continuing to strengthen as it moves west across the western Pacific, with forecasts indicating it could develop into a very strong typhoon by October 19 before reaching waters south of Okinawa on October 21, raising concerns about its potential impact on Japan. At 9 p.m. on October 16, Typhoon No. 30 was located near Truk, moving west at approximately 20 kilometers per hour.
Burger King Japan has announced that approximately 11.18 million records containing personal information of its official app members were leaked following unauthorized access to its systems between October 2 and October 7.
Japan's first Disney cruise ship will be named "Disney Imagination," with Oriental Land and its partners planning to launch the service in spring 2029, offering a new Disney-themed travel experience departing from Tokyo.
Tokyo's 23 wards have decided to establish a new small-scale public crematorium to address rising fees at privately operated facilities and growing concerns that cremation capacity could become insufficient around 2040 as the city's aging population drives up the number of deaths.
Japan is facing a growing wave of cyberattacks as advances in artificial intelligence remove the language barrier that once made Japanese companies difficult targets for overseas hackers, with more than 68 million personal records potentially exposed in a series of security incidents over the past two weeks.
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