Terrifying orange in Japanese orchard “a dead ringer for Venom”
“There was a really scary mandarin orange.” A shocking photo was posted with this caption from the Twitter account belonging to ミカン専門店『のま果樹園』 (mikan senmonten noma…
Food
Make baked sweet potatoes even tastier and sweeter with this lifehack
Autumn is the season of sweet potatoes in Japan. You may feel the season when you see sweet potatoes sold in stores or see baked…
Japanese company puts “America” in a bottle: a spice capturing the quintessence of a hamburger
At various times during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, international leisure travel to many countries has been restricted, and sometimes entirely curtailed. When it comes…
Why you can’t have cheesecake in front of an Australian Shepherd
Even with well behaved doggos, snack time for dog lovers can be quite the ordeal. This is especially true when the snack in question has…
KFC Japan is going from sandwiches to burgers
Colonel Sanders and his Japan operation typically make waves in the news when they announce something unusual like an all-you-can-eat-and-drink KFC buffet in Tokyo, but…
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The best way to heat up a steamed bun in your microwave [lifehack]
In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year, as the autumn wind blows and temperatures fall, thoughts turn to warm and…
Just when you thought you’d seen it all: Japanese capsule toy machines sell bags specifically made for green onions
With options like bread as living creatures and useless trivia from elderly men, it would seem safe to say you can no longer be surprised…
We found these awesome steamed cheese curry buns and now we can’t get enough
If you’re in the Tokyo area, then you probably know that the weather has suddenly gone from balmy to frigid. This week, temperatures as low…
Starbucks Japan continues autumn lineup with Sweet Potato Brûlée Frappuccino and return of PSL
Starbucks Japan does not hold back when it comes to seasonal offerings, as they will often release not just one, but several creations per campaign….
Japan’s favorite curry house is now offering its overseas-exclusive curry–meet Mac ‘n’ Cheese curry!
Japan’s most popular curry chain CoCo ICHIBANYA (called Coco Ichi for short) has load of curry options on its menu (and a genius marketing strategy…
Japanese husband’s massive Mont Blanc failure has netizens in stitches
Mont Blanc (meaning “white mountain” in French) is a French dessert with rich chestnut cream on top of a sponge cake, meringue or pie crust…
Store clerk in Japan cracks up foreign customers with unusual English explanation of “squid”
Japanese blogger あとみ Atomi (@yumekomanga) conveys humorous and interesting episodes from her daily life in the form of manga. Since she works as a supermarket…
Black & white chocolate pies return to McDonald’s with “white king” update in Japan
Since 2007, McDonald’s Japan has welcomed the beginning of cooler temperatures every fall with 三角チョコパイ sankaku choco pai, literally “triangular chocolate pies.” These popular hot…
Burger King Japan’s new Guilty Burgers serve up gourmet chip butties on butter-soaked buns
Burger King has been grabbing fast food headlines with some pretty head-turning men offerings lately in Japan. Whether it be gargantuan meat mountains like the…
You can now eat delicious Studio Ghibli anime food recreated at a Japanese restaurant
With the official Studio Ghibli theme park set to open next month in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, it makes sense that locals are getting in the…