Japanese convenience stores are often lauded for their wide selection of prepared bento boxes and side dishes, but Family Mart’s original lineup has recently become…

Baba, a member of comedian trio “Robert”, has been well known to be quite a chef ever since his he first showed off his cooking…

“Mass-Produce makeup” is a style of makeup that features big saggy-cornered puppy eyes in Japan. The naming came from the it being a popular style…

The end of the year has seen some interesting fast food releases in Japan, including fried chicken sushi, as well as a Whopper that wards…

You only have to take one look at Kappa’s (@kappa_photo) photo gallery to learn that the talented photographer is snapping gorgeous shots all around Japan….

From September 1, 2020, Kyoto-bound visitors intent on seeing the World Heritage Site of Kinkakuji Temple 金閣寺, known in English as “The Golden Pavilion,” have…

During cold days in winter, no amount of layers seem to be able to keep our bodies warm enough. On a day like that, a…

LEGO may have an image as a company which makes building blocks for children, but they are diversifying. In 2021, LEGO Japan will launch their…

With the pandemic in full swing, and a new, highly infectious strain of the virus beginning to spread, you can’t blame anyone from wanting to…

For brick and mortar retailers, surviving the pandemic is tough, and only getting tougher. Japan recently banned non-resident foreign nationals temporarily from entering the country…

There’s a pet boom in Japan. People love not only dogs and cats but also, of course, hamsters! Sometimes, Japanese apartments don’t allow tenants to…

Twitter user Toto (@Thort_100) recently tweeted a post that was highly viewed on the SNS platform. One day, Toto went to a coin laundromat, where…

Boo! Did I scare you? No, well, just look over there and—Boo! What about now? Oh, you say I’m just annoying? Well, I never let…

The holidays are a magical time of year. And impossibly stressful. End of the year deadlines piling up, various social commitments to fulfill, and presents…

Babies are just bundles of joy, aren’t they? Although they involve sleepless nights and dirty diapers, they can certainly be entertaining. Indeed, parents are often…