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Food / Travel Society

Gùsto! How · What · Where Locals Eat (And Drink) In Cologne

Just along the Rhine in northwest Germany is a 2,000-year-old city, known for its gothic Cathedral, carnival, and love of soccer — but also worth visiting for its vibrant food culture. Marzipanstriezel and Kolsch beer, anyone?


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Geopolitics

South Korea And Japan: Burying An Ugly Past To Counter China’s Rise

South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, made a gesture of reconciliation towards Japan, the country’s former colonizer. It gives Washington hope that its two key Asian allies can overcome differences as they face an emboldened China and North Korea.

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Economy Society

Yakuza Blues: Japan’s Notorious Gangsters Hit Hard By COVID

The infamous (yet legal) Japanese criminal syndicate was already suffering under new laws when the pandemic hit. Now its business model is crumbling.

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Society Weird

In Skinny Japan, New Company Offers Plus-Sized People ‘For Rent’

It’s an economic dictum that virtually anything that is rare is bound to create a valuable market: diamonds, limited edition clothing and, in Japan, obese people. In a country where the obesity rate is among the world’s lowest — only 3.6% of the population is fat, compared to 27% in Australia — a Japanese company […]

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Dumpling or Flower? — Video Quote Of The Day

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