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Animal Crossing 3DS Countrywide Shortage Prompts Terrified Apology from...
Animal Crossing: New Leaf, or Tobidase Dōbutsu no Mori as it’s known here in Japan, has officially become Japan’s most wanted videogame, but not simply because of high sales figures. The game, which...
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Butter Crisis ’14: Supermarkets nationwide apologize for empty shelves, cakes...
For months now a crisis has been brewing in the dairy industries of Japan. However, like the gooey sweetness of a melting pat of butter penetrating the crevices of a piece of toast, the effects have...
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Where’s my Christmas cake?! Seasonal celebrations threatened by nationwide...
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Japan currently has a pretty severe butter shortage and it’s been going on for a long time. For months grocery stores around the country have been limiting customers...
View ArticleJapanese store curses toilet paper supply to protect it from thefts
Stealing toilet paper is an evil that can only be undone by a greater evil. In one of the more peculiar developments of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, people all over Japan have been buying up...
View ArticleFlour products sell online for outrageous prices in Japan as demand for them...
As the Ministry of Agriculture urges everyone to stay calm and rest assured that there is no shortage of flour. As recommendations to stay home and avoid going out continue in order to help stave off...
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Shortage of chocolatey milk enhancer Milo has Japanese resellers licking...
Truly the winter of our discontent. Japan is no stranger to certain food shortages from time to time. Lapses in the butter supply seem to occur on a somewhat regular basis, but our current lack of the...
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Stop selling oxygen, Japanese flea market app Mercari tells users, as stocks...
Panic buying takes hold of Japan once more, only this time it’s for oxygen. How should we keep safe against the coronavirus? Arguably, the most science-backed method would be to get vaccinated, like...
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McDonald’s Japan to suspend sales of medium and large-size fries for one week
Importation issues are causing a shortage of McDonald’s fries. If you’re the type of person to pick up a large serving of fries from McDonald’s on the way home–and no judgment here, we’re all victims...
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American businessman promises urgent flights of potatoes to Japan to ease...
A golden ray of salty hope shines from across the Pacific. December 21 was a dark day in Japan, and not just because, as the winter solstice, it marked the low point of daylight hours. There was also...
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McDonald’s Japan’s French fry rationing extended for about another month
Good news for those with resolutions to lose weight. As we approached the end of last year, fast food fans were hit by the news of a French fry shortage in Japan which has most notably affected the...
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