Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer team up with Baby Star Ramen to bring us Tanjiro’s favourite flavour
In some good news for Demon Slayer fans, it seems brands are keen to get in on Kimetsu no Yaiba collaborations for their products. As…
Food
The Restaurant Kichiri in Shinjuku offers the perfect environment for online drinking parties
Recently, to avoid spreading the COVID-19, many stores and restaurants had to be temporarily closed or switched to take out services only. Therefore, online nomikai/…
Get your matcha fix with Garrett Popcorn Japan’s 4X strength Matcha Kinako Walnut mix
Garrett Popcorn Shops definitely has its fans in Japan. Since they opened their first stand in the popular Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo in 2013, the…
One Piece teams up with popular snack Umaibō for a cheesy “treasure map” treat
Umaibō, the popular 10-yen stick-shaped corn puff snack which has been a kids’ favorite since 1979, is known for having many zany flavors. Spicy brined…
Japanese beef bowl chain celebrates “Meat Day” with all star yakiniku bowl
In Japan, restaurants will often celebrate the 29th of the month as “Meat Day” because in Japanese, two is “ni” and nine can be pronounced…
Fulfill your dango desire with triple-sized mitarashi dango at Lawson Store 100
One of Japan’s favorite and affordable traditional sweets are dango 団子, dumplings made of mochiko glutinous rice, and prepared with various flavors, toppings and seasonings….
Japan’s first horse meat specialty fast food restaurant now open and even offering takeout
Although horse sashimi can be found easily on pub menus in Japan, horse meat isn’t actually all that common. Of course, horse meat specialty restaurants…
Shock your taste buds with new adorable Pikachu tropical gummies
Pikachu seems to have quite the affinity for being reproduced as tropical flavored sweets in Japan, as seen recently with the new Pikachu Golden Pineapple…
Tokyo’s 1 litre and 26 cm tall bubble tea titan invades Osaka boba stand
While most bubble tea stands in Japan try to emulate the style of the beverage’s native country Taiwan, there’s plenty of other places putting their…
Chance to collect limited edition Pokemon Trading Card thanks to Japanese popsicle collaboration
Garigarikun is a standard in the frozen snack section of any Japanese convenience store or supermarket, and aside from the usual types of popsicles, loved…
Hotel New Otani’s secret French Toast recipe will make breakfast your favorite meal of the day
The state of emergency in Japan has caused a sudden spike in home-cooking fever. With many residents working from home and a lot of restaurants…
It’s time for Japanese convenience store fried super sweet corn and chicken sticks
The hot food corner of a Japanese convenience store is often filled with surprising limited edition treats, such as Final Fantasy fried chicken and pudding-filled…
Potent “Garlic Punch” potato chips help you practice social distancing
An ode to garlic Garlic lovers can sometimes wax poetic about the object of their desire. With its beautiful white bulbs and pungent aroma, the…
A Homemade Ramen Odyssey
(Will Fee, for JAPAN Forward) I had my first taste of Japan in 2011 when I moved to Fukuoka, Kyushu, to work as an eikaiwa…
Fight off the coronavirus with Amabie monster sake!
When COVID-19 first latched onto the world, nobody could have guessed how Japan would soon become overrun with the anti-plague yokai, Amabie. The fishlike, disease…