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Shopping for Japan's lucky bags is a huge one-day event

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Lucky bags are bags full of surprise items at a bargain people rush to big retail houses to buy on the first day of the year.  Lucky bags, aka fukubukuro is a Japanese tradition favored by many seeking excitement of opening bags not knowing what is inside, similar to opening presents on Christmas.

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A Mochi shop in Little Tokyo is still open after 116 years

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Businesses come and go.  Most of mom-and-pop stores that formed your childhood memories are replaced with modern retail stores carrying well-known logos of corporate giants. Fugetsudo is a small mochi shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles that survived the tides of time.  This video reveals how the store has stayed open for over a century.

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McDonald's Different Menu Items Around The World

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McDonald's menu items may not be the same in every country.  Food culture is integral to people's taste buds and the fast-food giant accommodates the regional diversity in palate.  This video explores how different McDonald's menu items are depending on in which country they are found.

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Typical Breakfast Around The World

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The typical breakfast you grew up eating may not be the same in other countries, but regardless of which country to focus, breakfast is commonly hearty and many of them come with egg and meat.  This video explores how people around the world enjoy their most important meal of the day.

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Japanese dishes tourists from overseas may not have tried

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There are plethora of unique street foods and dishes found only in Japan.  This video introduces a wide array of Japanese eats from favored street foods and comfort foods to an octopus on a stick that may look bizarre.

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