These Kirby Confections Are Kawaii AF
When it comes to cute video game characters from Japan, Kirby, with his pink, spherical body, stubby arms and legs, pink cheek blushes and oval…
Cuisine
Woman Gives Birth In Japan And Documents How Good Japanese Hospital Food Is
It’d be a bit unfair to label all hospital food as slop or totally unappealing, but it sure feels like the image of unappetizing food…
Make Your Sandwiches Shine With This Starry Sandwich Grill
Grilled sandwiches have been enjoyed around the world for nearly a century. For example, in the US, Thomas Edison invented a line of sandwich grills…
Why Japanese Convenience Stores Won’t Give Out Plastic Knives
Anyone who has visited Japan or lived here for a while knows that Japanese convenience stores are truly wonderful. Not only are they miracles of…
Miniature Sushi Art Looks Good Enough To Eat
Japan made a name for itself internationally with its feats of miniaturization. The thinnest portable audio players, the smallest full-featured still and video cameras, the…
Hahon Hohaho Hie: McDonald’s Japan Revives An Old Favorite With A Too-Hot-To-Pronounce Name
For those of you who were around in Japan or visited Japan any time between 1990 and 2002, you might remember ordering a bacon potato…
Terrific Tofu Art Creations to Celebrate Tofu Day
Especially in Japan, it seems there are always new ways of eating tofu and new tofu products being created. Traditionally, tofu can be eaten raw,…
Japan’s First “Hotel in a Park” Lets You Slumber in the Heart of a Forest
While the myriad sights and sounds of Tokyo and other big cities surely offer excitement and entertainment to those who visit Japan, there is a…
Suntory’s New Milk Tea Is Clearly Different
If you’ve been following beverage trends in Japan, you’ll know that transparent drinks are all the rage. Coca-Cola’s “I LOHAS” line of mineral water and…
Japanese Convenience Stores To Carry First-Ever Canned Hot Sake
Whether it’s from dangerously convenient self-serve vending machines, sweet and savory cream puffs, or even Kit Kats, there are a plethora of ways to enjoy…
Enjoy the Height of Japanese Desserts With The Tallest Matcha Parfait in Japan
Matcha is probably one of the most recognized of Japanese flavors, even beyond Japanese borders. While it is a delight to sip matcha in the…
The Mystery of Cup Noodle’s Mystery Meat is Finally Cleared
When Cup Noodle released its Mystery Meat Festival noodles last year to celebrate its 45th anniversary, fans of the ubiquitous instant noodles were surprised by…
It’s a Fukui Sharknado! Or is it?
Sometimes, certain less populated prefectures of Japan which are less commonly frequented by tourists and less commonly known by average city-dwellers are characterized in popular…
“Blackface Potato Chips” Leave Questionable Aftertaste
One of the features characterizing the Japanese commercial food and beverage industry is that new variations of products, whether in flavor, packaging, or size, continually…
Fascinating Look At How Japanese “Eel Masters” Work 24/7 To Make The Perfect Unagi
It’s often thought that sushi (although which contrary to popular belief, doesn’t actually require any seafood) is thought of to be Japan’s representative fish dish,…