Tissue paper is an item many people use in their everyday lives. If you buy boxes, you can just use them directly from the box….

While sudden changes in background scenery can turn even telephone booths and water fountains into bone-chilling sights, we usually trust the everyday roads we travel…

The Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima, Japan is definitely a must-visit for art fans in the area looking to take in any number…

Some of our readers may recall the eccentric indie game そろそろ寿司を食べないと死ぬぜ! sorosoro sushi wo tabenaito shinuze (“I’m going to die if I don’t eat sushi!”)…

Of all the indigenous people of Japan, the Ainu are arguably the most well recognised throughout both the Japanese and international communities, and yet despite…

If you are a collector of pottery and tableware, then you are more than likely familiar with the ceramics brand Noritake. The Noritake brand can…

These days smartphones play a very necessary role in our day-to-day life. From socialisation to work, it seems there’s no way we can escape from…

Picture this: It’s a beautiful spring day with the gentle rays of sunshine filtering through the delicate petals of a thousand cherry trees. All around…

Hailing from Kanagawa prefecture, self-taught artist Lito specialises in the artistic medium of leaf carving. The artist began his journey back in 2020, as a…

Bunnies don’t hatch from eggs, but there’s a one of a kind picture that might have you thinking differently. A Japanese Twitter user (whose account…

Goshuinchō: Japanese pilgrimage books If you’ve ever visited a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine in Japan, you may have seen people with small notebooks lining…

Burger King® Japan has announced the release of its brand new Salsa & Avocado Smoky Whopper®, the first in the Smoky Whopper® series, available from…

Tasty Japanese sandwiches If you’ve ever been to Japan, you’ve probably seen them: tasty-looking sandwiches made with fluffy white shokupan milk bread, usually on the…

Today, on April 21st, 2022, McDonald’s Japan Corporation announced it would begin selling three new sweets in a new project collaborating with Japanese local specialties,…

Although it used to have numerous streetcar lines crisscrossing its streets, Tokyo currently has only one remaining streetcar line*, which has been in operation since…