Japan’s cutest bird becomes “Onigiri Inception”
Photographer captures “Japan’s cutest bird” The long-tailed tit (shima enaga in Japanese, usually written シマエナガ and rarely 島柄長), is sometimes called “the cutest bird in…
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How a 99-yen cheese snack from MUJI nearly burned a hole in our wallet
If you’re a fan of MUJI food products, there’s no need to tell you they have a great selection of reasonably priced snacks. We recently…
AI Senbei: We tried an onigiri rice cracker developed with artificial intelligence
AI Senbei Japanese snack maker 株式会社マスヤ Masuya Inc., known for their hit product おにぎりせんべい onigiri senbei (lit. “rice ball rice cracker”), triangular rice crackers shaped…
Cute strawberry fruit sandwiches, cakes and sweets now on sale at Lawson convenience stores
Earlier this week, many strawberry lovers in Japan began visiting their local Lawson convenience stores for a taste of a new sweets collection supervised by…
hololive Vtuber Luna Himemori collaborates with Yamaha’s Electone electric organ
Luna’s love for the Electone As some of our readers may know, hololive VTubers perform various fun activities on their stream such as playing games,…
Return of the Mac: Burger King’s former rival in Akihabara is back and bigger than ever
On January 31st, 2020, the McDonald’s at Showa Dori in the Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo closed its doors. As some of our readers may recall,…
Go! Go! KYARY: Japanese curry chain Go Go Curry and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu collab on original goods
With “Candy Racer,” her first full album in 3 years, released in October, an appearance at Coachella and a solo concert in California coming up…
Japanese dad is ready to give daughter’s boyfriend a samurai’s welcome
Many fathers around the world pay special attention when their daughters tell them they have a new boyfriend. It’s only natural since it potentially means…
MUJI’s new 99-yen snacks are surprisingly tasty for such a low price
On March 3rd, 2022, MUJI added 12 new products to their popular snack food lineup, each of them for only 99 yen (83 cents US…
Fishy ice cream? Katsuobushi company Ninben subtly blends bonito into ice cream trio
Overview In coordination with the “SAKURA FES NIHONBASHI 2022” event now being held in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi neighborhood until April 10th, 2022, katsuobushi company Ninben Co.,…
Neighborhood boss cat and newcomer cats face off in viral video
In December 2021, two beautiful white shelter cat sisters Pomurin and Powatan found a human caretaker, the current owner of the Twitter account ぽむりんとぽわたん (Pomurin…
Teriyaki sauce, egg, bacon, habanero mayo make for a spicy Spring burger at McDonald’s Japan
As the temperature rises and the weather gets warmer, McDonald’s Japan begins to sell its season-limited Teritama* burger, a springtime staple. * Teritama is a…
You can get Ippudo Ramen shrunk into a bite-sized snack at Japanese convenience stores
If you enjoy snacks, one thing you’ll learn if you live in Japan is that your local convenience store is often the best place to…
Pikachu conveys mom’s gratitude to son in heartwarming bento on last day of kindergarten
The animated world of kyaraben boxed lunches Character bentos, or キャラ弁 kyaraben in Japanese, are bento (boxed lunches) usually made by parents for their kids…
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Words that changed my life: YouTuber and singer MindaRyn on “HUNTER×HUNTER” [Interview]
Interview Series: “Words that changed my life” In this series, we interview leading figures in the fields of manga, anime, music, acting, voice acting, cosplay,…