Tonkatsu Sandwich

Because everybody knows pork cutlet between pieces of bread is yummm.



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Store: 99

Kiwi Pocky

No comment. Really. I'm just not a fan of kiwi.

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Store: Lawson

Big Bag chips

Nothing really special, but I was just greatly amused by Japan's standards of "big". Here is a picture of a "big bag" of chips next to a can of chips similar to the regular size in America.



Wait til the Japanese go to an American supermarket and see what a big bag really is!

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Store: Lawson

Reverse chocolate

Valentine's Day is coming up and so stores, and not just conbini's, are stocking up on goodies for this day. The holiday is "celebrated" differently here than in the States. Here in Japan, girls give the guy she likes a present on Valentine's Day, sometimes used as a way of confessing that she likes him, or she could just give them to guys as a sign of friendship. It's usually chocolate, and a home-made piece of chocolate is something special. And if the guy likes her back and wants to respond to her feelings, there's White Day on March 14 where the guy gives the girl a present as an answer of sorts.

However, there is now "Reverse Chocolate"! For all those guys who want to do this the American way, you can now buy chocolate to give to the girl of your dreams. But no, it can't be just regular chocolate, because that's obviously only available for girls to give guys. You need to get the special chocolate, the reverse chocolate, because you're going out of the ordinary here.

See below, "reverse chocolate" (逆チョコ - gyaku choko) from Dars (and Milk).



The poster sign thingy even says, "From guys to girls, reverse chocolate".

Personally, I think Japan just likes coming up with ways to make people spend money.

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Store: Lawson

Pocky flavors

Some new Pocky stuff out.



There's that strawberry thing going on again on the left. I guess it's "dessert" Pocky because it's bigger? Yea, that sounds dirty, I know.

The other two are "marble" Pocky, though I don't really know why. I think it's because there're those swirls like in marble cake? Who knows. Chocolate framboise in the red box and mix berries on the right.

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Store: Lawson

Kit Kat flavors

Here are some new Kit Kat flavors for this season.



Faint strawberry flavor (あじわい苺 - ajiwai ichigo) on the left. For some reason there are a lot of strawberry flavored stuff around lately. And on the right is taro/potato flavor for college (大学いも味 - daigaku imo aji)? I think it's another one of those things you give to students getting ready for college entrance exams for good luck.



And red bean flavor (おしるこ味 - oshiruko aji)! I didn't figure out what it was til later. I love red bean. I should've tried it. ::sob::