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Two of Japan’s biggest chains travel to disaster-stricken Kumamoto to hand...
Mobile kitchens provide comfort food, in the truest sense of the word, for thousands of earthquake victims. Kumamoto has only just begun the process of recovering from the series of destructive...
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Beef bowl chain Yoshinoya’s historic first store to close, special countdown...
Yoshinoya’s very first store in Tsukiji will be closing later this year, and their tribute website offers plenty of nostalgic content, including some awesome videos! If you’ve spent some time in...
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Yoshinoya fukubukuro lucky bag comes with sought-after beef bowl, sold at...
We go on a journey to find the Holy Grail of beef bowls. For lovers of beef bowls, Japanese multinational fast food chain Yoshinoya needs no introduction. First established in Japan in 1899, Yoshinoya...
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Sukiya beef bowl chain makes Japanese New Year fun with limited-edition...
13 reasons why 2020 ought to be the Year of the Beef Bowl. While people in Japan traditionally celebrate New Year’s with healthy osechi boxed meals, for the SoraNews24 team it’s all about indulgence....
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Try this netizen’s “secret menu” item beef bowl at Yoshinoya, if only to see...
This “secret menu” is really more of an alternate style of beef bowl. In the world of Japanese fast food, one of the most popular options may just be gyudon, or beef bowls. Tender snippets of...
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From beef bowl to beef pouch? Taste testing Yoshinoya’s instant gyudon packs
They supply the beef, you supply the bowl. Yoshinoya’s signature menu item, gyudon, is called a beef bowl in English. That’s pretty much a literal translation from the Japanese, with gyu coming from...
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We try to collect all 7 limited edition Pokémon figurines from Yoshinoya’s...
How does our collection fare after buying 10 Pokémori sets? If you’ve been following SoraNews24 for a while now, you’ll know that Yoshinoya is one of our favorite fast food places to eat. I mean, one...
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Sukiya’s upcoming “Triple Garlic Mix” menu items are so pungent they come...
Only the brave will take on one of these super garlic dishes! Japanese fast food chain Sukiya, known for its cheap and tasty beef bowls, is serious about making sure you have the right nutrients and...
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Sukiya celebrates new Crayon Shin-chan anime film with special beef bowls...
And one with an omelet and curry, too! Do you like beef bowls? Do you also like yakisoba? Then beef bowl eatery Sukiya has a menu item for you! The Yakisoba Gyudon bowl is back again to celebrate the...
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Yoshinoya’s special Japanese parliament-only wagyu beef bowl is now available...
Japanese Diet exclusive can now be part of the Japanese diet. As Japan’s biggest gyudon (beef bowl) chain, Yoshinoya’s branches across the country have a pretty standardized menu. However, out of all...
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Japanese beef bowl chain Matsuya now lets you exchange your rice for a salad,...
Cut the calories and the carbs, even at a fast-food chain! Let’s face it: delicious as they may be, beef bowls are not exactly the healthiest meal. Juicy, meaty goodness slow-cooked in a savory-sweet...
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Another Akihabara icon disappears as famous rice bowl restaurant closes its...
Sad demise of this Tokyo branch breaks our hearts. When most people in Japan get a hankering for a rice bowl topped with beef, they usually head out to one of the big-name beef bowl chains like...
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Yoshinoya beef bowl set vs. its mini capsule toy version: how do they size up...
We take our gacha toys to a real branch of Yoshinoya to compare the two side-by-side. Just last month, Japanese beef bowl restaurant chain Yoshinoya released a lineup of miniatures in conjunction...
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A meatless beef bowl? We try a plant-based meal at Sukiya in Taiwan
Can a meatless beef bowl pass the “meat” test? Those who live or have lived in Japan will be familiar with the chain restaurant Sukiya, which is a casual eatery that serves beef bowls with all kinds...
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Taco rice at Japanese beef bowl chain Sukiya proves you can never eat a bad...
Okinawa’s famous fusion specialty dish is now available at Sukiya branches nationwide. According to our writer P.K. Sanjun, in this world you can find consistently “good food“, “okay food” and “bad...
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The best place to eat Japanese breakfast for US$2: Cheap food hack for locals...
Sukiya is famous for its beef bowls, but not many people know about its great breakfasts. The other day, our reporter P.K. Sanjun waltzed into the office, raised his arms in the air and declared,...
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Prototype snacks One Hand On available in beef bowl and soba restaurant curry...
We get one hand on each One Hand On. Japanese snack maker Koikeya has come out with some innovative ideas over the years, from milk-and-toast-flavored potato chips to pork-free fried pork snacks. And...
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Love Yoshinoya enough to eat it twice a day? Then they now love you enough to...
Start your day the Yoshinoya way, and you’ll get a discount if you come back for seconds before midnight. Yoshinoya is Japan’s most popular gyudon (beef bowl) chain, and it’s not hard to see why. In...
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We embrace Chigyu, the most controversial beef bowl in Japan
A reminder to eat whatever you love, even if it brands you a dork. Gyudon, or beef bowls, are hugely popular in Japan, with a number of chains like Yoshinoya, Matsuya and Sukiya specialising in them....
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This year’s Yoshinoya lucky box was surprising in some ways, but familiar in...
Regardless, we were definitely happy with it! The New Year is coming, and that means it’s time to spend our hard-earned cash on lucky bags, or fukubukuro, which are bags and boxes containing mystery...
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