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Can the iper regent hair style of ’80s Japan’s bad boy youth ever make a comeback?
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Master Blaster
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We visit one of Japan’s top pompadour barbers, learn a secret about those Coming of Age Day photos
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Casey Baseel
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Our mild-mannered reporter gets hooked up with the king of bad-boy haircuts in Japan, the “regent.”
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Japanese bakery’s new Vegan Curry Bread is awesome enough to please even carnivores【Taste test】
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Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2018
Looking for a quick, take-out vegan meal option in Japan? Here’s a new twist on a Japanese bakery favorite.
- Japan
- (bakeries • bread • COK • curry • curry bread • food • pompadour • SNO • taste test • vegan • vegetarian)
Crazy clothes, car accidents, and bungie jumping: The 2016 “Coming of Age Day” round-up
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Preston Phro
Jan 12, 2016
Coming of Age day is a huge deal for young adults in Japan, which means insane clothes, cars, and…bungie jumping?
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