Shibuya is a city that symbolizes Tokyo. As a melting pot of various styles, cultures and ideas, it is a city where anything can happen,…

Since the spring of 2020, the gold market has been on the rise, with demand for rare metal creations reaching almost record highs, reminiscent of…

A Bathing Ape, more casually known as BAPE is a Japanese clothing brand that specialises in street and lifestyle clothing for men, women and children….

Maybe you’re a war history buff, or maybe you collect model planes and are particularly interested in the Pacific War. Maybe you’re into war simulation…

U-Treasure is a Japanese jeweller that never fails when it comes to creating the prettiest jewellery tributes to various characters. They’ve taken on plenty of…

If you know your sake, then you’ll probably recognize the name Nada-Gogō 灘五郷, “The Five Villages of Nada” which is the largest sake producing area…

Fans of the popular scientific adventure manga and anime Dr. Stone, and especially those who can speak some Japanese, may be glad to know that…

We have had numerous opportunities at grape Japan to introduce the interesting and appealing aspects of Kanji 漢字, the Japanese word for the adopted logographic…

Hundred Years Umeshu: Pekora version “Hundred Years Plum Wine: Pekora version” (百年梅酒ぺこらver.), is a new collaboration between sake and alcohol brand Meiri Shurui Co., Ltd.,…

Known as Kaki no Tane 柿の種 (literally, “persimmon seeds”), the small, orange, crescent-shaped rice crackers with a soy and mild chili pepper taste have been…

Deer problem in Hokkaido There are currently an estimated 600,000 Hokkaido sika deer, also known as Yezo or Ezo deer (cervus nippon yesoensis), now living…

The Premium Malt’s – Platinum Just in time for the year-end holiday season, Suntory Beer Ltd. will begin selling “The Premium Malt’s – Platinum” in…

Sheila Cliffe, for JAPAN Forward I went to visit Maebashi the other day, to learn a little about the place, enjoy the autumn leaves and…

When Japanese oddity shop isn’t satisfying Japanese RPG fans with glowing USB sticks that look like Final Fantasy save crystals, they often team up with…

There are two universal facts about cats that any cat owner knows: cats have an unexplainable fascination for cardboard boxes, and cats possess a level…