Vintage jacket issued to Mother 2 staff members to be reprinted for sale on February 2021
At a time when most RPGs were set in fantasy worlds and monsters were fought with magical swords, Nintendo’s Mother video game series broke new…
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Tokyo: a wonder of the modern world fed by its konbini
Tokyo has been described as the only major city in the world that really works. It’s quite an indictment of the world’s other big cities,…
A feast for carnivores: Bread and Circus puts deer, bear, badger and boar on the menu
In the last few years, game meats have become quite popular in Japan. With winter approaching, Shinjuku san-chome restaurant Pan to Sākasu (パンとサーカス Bread and…
Celebrity icthyologist and YouTube star Fish Boy invites cameras into his extraordinary Fish House
Sakana-kun, or ‘Fish Boy’, is a rising star on YouTube. He has built up a keen following among fish enthusiasts, who have been won over…
Blue Star Burger introduces app for contactless gourmet burger orders
Japanese burger joints often offer unique takes on the classic hamburger. McDonald’s has reengineered its double cheeseburger into a rice burger and introduced a Tonkatsu…
ZA new online theatre opens up new possibilities for theatre goers
The coronavirus has hit the performing arts hard, as audiences shy away from enclosed spaces. But all is not lost. Theatrical company No Meets has…
Creator Afromance’s thrilling video showcases traditional performing arts & views of Saga Pref.
DJ, media creator and producer Afromance and his company Afro & Co. has made a name for himself with exciting experience-based events. At grape Japan,…
Make a bold statement with this striking Zero Fighter Model 52 kimono
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…
“Tipsy Cake” from Hotel Okura Kobe is made with Kiku-Masamune Daiginjo sake lees
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…
Dr. Stone gets its first official board game: “Senku and the Light of Civilization”
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…
Wizards’ Rui Hachimura plays Doraemon’s Gian, joins Bruce Willis’ Doraemon in Softbank’s TV ad
Softbank’s iconic commercial series featuring the Shirato family headed by Otosan, a man in a dog’s body as father, wife Masako (Kanako Higuchi) daughter Aya…
Show off cute and cool stylized kanji characters with Rohoubou earrings
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…
“It’s like magic!” Japanese culinary artist makes Doraemon’s Anywhere Door in a loaf of bread
With his 50th anniversary in full swing, everyone’s favorite blue robot cat from the future, Doraemon, is on the minds of many creators in Japan….
Vtuber Usada Pekora gets her own plum wine; bottle designed by Hidamari Sketch’s Ume Aoki
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.,…
Japan’s most famous rice crackers Kaki no Tane get limited edition rich double cheese flavor
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…