Introducing EVERING, Japan’s first smart ring for contactless payment
Though it has taken a while, touch payments have finally made their way to Japan. Whether or not it was prompted by the touch-free lifestyle…
Japan
FamilyMart levels up melon pan with new “Salted Butter Cookie Bread”
“The mix of sweetness and saltiness is just too addictive!” “Their new item “salted butter cookie bread” is so tasty and I’m totally hooked.” “This…
Photographer perfectly times magical shot of nighttime airport
“Night on the Galactic Railroad” is one of the popular fictional novels written by Kenji Miyazawa. A loner boy, Giovanni, travels on the Galactic railroad…
How to turn FamilyMart’s chicken buns and convenience store snacks into gourmet sandwiches
“Fami-Chiki” is a popular hot-snack menu item at Japanese convenience store FamilyMart “Fami-Chiki” is deep fried chicken, crunchy on the outside and super juicy on…
New renovations gives Twitter user their own personal fireworks during tea time
Due to the ongoing pandemic, many have been forced to stay in, and spend a lot more hours at home than ever before. Since we…
Classic manga and anime Kimagure Orange Road gets perfume featuring art by manga artist Izumi Matsumoto
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Izumi Matsumoto’s popular manga “Kimagure Orange Road” was among one of the best-selling Love Comedy manga stories portraying love-triangle between…
Elegant Japanese drinkware looks like glass until you give it a squeeze: it’s unbreakable silicone!
No matter how you look at it, it looks like an ordinary glass… We’d like to introduce this Japanese drinkware which looks just like glass…
Capcom Cafe unveils menu for Ace Attorney collaboration cafe
From May 21st to July 8th 2021, Capcom café is holding a collaborative event with the popular anime series “Ace Attorney” in AEON lake town…
Adorable hamster delighted to receive his own miniature revolving sushi restaurant
Conveyor belt sushi, also known as “kaiten sushi” (sushi-go-round) is a very popular style of eating sushi in Japan. Each dish is delivered to you…
New cafe in Shinjuku for architecture buffs has models and georamas of famous architectural designs
On April 28th 2021, a real estate company Banc opened museum style café “SUMIKA-Architecture café” in Shinjuku, Tokyo. SUMIKA is Japan’s first café for architecture…
easigrass is Japan’s first 100% recyclable artificial turf product
Beginning on June 25th, 2021, BOOTROOM Corporation will begin offering sustainable artificial grass that is friendly to nature and the environment, the first such product…
Japanese Buddhist temple brews and releases its own craft “temple beer”
The famous “Ji (Temple) beer” has been a popular menu item at the local farm Café ZENCHO, and temple inns EBISUYA and KAKURINBO in Yamanashi…
Photographer finds restaurant with the perfect breakfast view in Nagano
When all the lush scenery blooming in spring, it is a simple luxury to have a nice lunch on a patio while enjoying fresh air….
Japanese Twitter user crafts clever lid for Cup Noodles
Japanese Twitter user Gendai Bijyutsu Nitouhei Fujiwara’s (@f2touhey “modern art Private Fujiwara”) unique art work is becoming viral on Twitter. As you know, it takes…
Moomin popup shop: The residents of Moominvalley come to Village Vanguard
Japanese book store chain Village Vanguard will be running a limited-time pop-up shop featuring the Moomins. Between June 4th and July 4th, 2021, items with…