“Roasted Asparagus Tea” hōjicha curbs food waste by using normally discarded lower stems
Japanese company REDD Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, is now selling “翠茎茶 Suikeicha – Roasted Asparagus Tea,” a hōjicha tea made from the…
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Transforming Japanese omelette rice pouch recreates the big reveal in delicious detail
Japanese online retailer Felissimo offers quite the catalogue of cute and quirky animal goods, but lately they’ve been building up an equally creative and realistic…
Sapporo enters the ready-to-drink hard seltzer market with “Water Sour”
Sapporo Beer Ltd., a group company of Sapporo Holdings, Inc., is launching WATER SOUR, its first ready-to-drink hard seltzer product tomorrow, August 24th, 2021. As…
Peanuts Cafe Sunny Side Kitchen serves up healthy dishes this summer
It seems everyone worldwide is a fan of the cartoon Peanuts. grape Japan has certainly covered the series’ popularity before and the Peanuts Cafe in…
Nestlé adds delicious Japan-exclusive Nescafé Gold Blend Rice Latte to its plant-based lineup
Nestlé plant-based latte lineup Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, offers a wide range of plant-based foods and beverages around the world to…
Fate/Grand Order and Seiko team up for stylish Artoria Caster watch
Popular mobile game franchise Fate/Grand Order and top Japanese watchmaker Seiko have paired up, launching a new model “Cater/Artoria Caster model” for their “Original Servant…
This CBD and mugwort bath salt blend is the perfect way to unwind
In marijuana-strict Japan, CBD products have surprisingly experienced traction in recent years. grape Japan previously covered such items, whose purported health benefits make them popular…
Customer in Japanese Cake Shop Embarrassed By His Own Order
Châteraisé (シャトレーゼ) is a food manufacturer headquartered in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The Japanese patisserie, which offers a variety of sweets at reasonable prices, has…
Japan’s frozen mini rainbow pancakes give you an easy way to add color to your sweets
Japan has a knack for knowing how to make food that’s not just edible, but cute too. On top of that, everything is convenient in…
The cute hamster-kaiju hybrid “Gojiham-kun” is celebrating its 20th birthday with a new product
20 years ago in Japan, the release date of two very different films, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack and Hamtaro: Adventure…
Squishy ‘Among Us’ figures are latest character goods from Japanese novelty store Village Vanguard
The multiplayer social deduction game ‘Among Us’ was the sleeper hit video game of 2020. Although it was originally released in 2018, the game gained…
Experience Japanese spring and hanami all year long with these color-changing Sakura glasses
One image that takes shape in my mind when someone mentions “Japan” or “spring” is that of the beautiful Japanese cherry blossoms (桜 sakura). Sakura is…
Discovering Akita at the JAPAN RAIL CAFÉ TOKYO: Akita Sake, Travel, painted wooded fans
This summer, I had the opportunity to discover more of the Tohoku area as I got invited to a couple of events organized in collaboration…
Bring the Japanese summer into your home with this ultra-kawaii polar bear sōmen bowl
Japanese summers are famous for being hot and humid, so many people (including me) prefer light and refreshing meals or beverages as a cool relief…
Edo era Olympics: Traditional uchiwa fans feature modern sports depicted as ukiyo-e
Even though we may not have been able to enjoy Tokyo 2020 in the way we had originally intended, we’ve still enjoyed a taste of…