Food for thought
On the subject of foreign food in Japan, Mike writes in to recommend the Flying Pig ( www.theflyingpig.com ).
This service will buy for customers at Costco and ship anywhere in Japan using takyubin. The prices are pretty reasonable too.
Faith says there's a good store in Saitama area -- a shop called Yamaya -- where you can buy both Japanese and overseas snacks and alcohol.
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