If you stray away from Takeshita Street and Omotesando you may find a dessert so perfectly formed you’ll think you’ve strolled into a fairytale. One…

Woman shows just how unbelievably tasty Japanese hospital food can be. The quality of some hospital food can sometimes be enough to motivate oneself to…

Both Korea and Japan have their own take on the shaved ice dessert and both use similar ingredients to create their respective treats. Ice is…

Onigiri: A popular Japanese snack Onigiri, or rice balls, are one of the most popular snacks or light meals enjoyed by Japanese people as well…

Japanese Clear Latte explores flavored water trend with coffee fusion. When you think of unusual Japanese beverages, your mind may wander to adventurous options such…

Hailed for its health benefits, these days many people are swapping out their coffee and black tea for the green stuff. Green tea has become…

Vegetarian sushi in Japan When a group of friends go out to eat at a typical sushi restaurant, the vegetarian in the group usually resigns…

Harajuku is fashion paradise with all the apparel and accessory stores that a teenage girl could wish for. Any self-respecting Japanese fashion enthusiast must make…

We’re back for the third round of our Japanese convenience store roundup, where we find bizarre and unusual snacks, candy and drinks in the aisles…

Green tea lattes, desserts, snacks… Japan is matcha crazy and they don’t care who knows it. In Tokyo there’s even a gelato shop which offers…

Japan releases new umeshu (Japanese plum wine) flavored Kit Kats. When not asking you to vote on and create the latest Kit Kat flavor or…

For the uninitiated, pizza in Japan can be an experience that makes you forget whatever dogmatic belief you have about permitting pineapple as a topping….

A Japanese variant on Chinese dumplings, gyoza become the go-to comfort food for many an ex-pat. Often called pan-stickers in the U.S., these stuffed pockets…

Cheap and delicious karaage is popular with foreign tourists If you’ve ever visited an izakaya (Japanese tapas bar or gastropub), you’ve probably seen karaage on…

Despite starting off as an April Fool’s stunt by Nestle Japan, Sushi Kit Kats became very real last year. Sadly these rare treats were only…