Chocolate corn flakes with chicken ramen topping is the latest franken-sweet in Japan
Chicken Ramen and Choco Flakes: Two Long-Sellers from Nissin In addition to selling Cup Noodles, Nissin has many brands under its umbrella, many of them…
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Yukimi Daifuku mochi ice cream meets kinako roasted soy flour and kuromitsu syrup
As one of Japan’s most famous mochi ice cream products, Lotte’s Yukimi Daifuku 雪見だいふく has been enjoyed for over 40 years. With its perfect combination…
Make matcha like a pro without special teacups with this mug cup matcha whisk and matcha set
What do you drink when you’re relaxing at home? It probably varies from coffee to tea to juice or maybe your favorite tipple if you’re…
Train bento festival will have you repeating “Umai!” with tasty bentos from around Japan
If you watched the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, you may have been drooling at the sight of those tasty bento box…
Japanese papercraft artist’s practical cardboard gadgets get rave reactions online
Japanese papercraft artist トモヲ Tomowo (@tomowo_PS2) has recently been focusing on “cardboard crafting,” creating everything from masks to helmets (his Gundam helmets are particularly impressive)…
Japanese clay artist faithfully recreates Animal Crossing café “The Roost” in amazing detail
Japanese clay artist and YouTuber ネンドザイカーSNAIL Nendozaiker SNAIL (@nendo_snail) often takes inspiration from popular video game characters for his amazing works. For example, we’ve seen…
Meaning of pig faces in Porco Rosso, a glimpse at Fio’s future, behind-the-scenes stories revealed
The popular animated film Porco Rosso by Studio Ghibli, released in 1992, is known for its many famous sayings, including “A pig that doesn’t fly…
Keigo Inoue, utomaru, other rising digital artists converge at “Shōwa Centennial Exhibition”
FUN’S PROJECT, a co-creation service for artists operated by Japanese company DNP, will hold an art exhibition called 昭和百年展 shōwa hyakunen-ten (Showa Centennial Exhibition), subtitled…
You won’t believe it’s not anime: Wasu’s wonderfully kawaii hand-operated paper puppets
Some of our readers will recall the talented Japanese paper puppet creator and character designer Wasu from our article in 2020. Blessed with a remarkable…
Vtuber Mirai Akari’s alter ego KOKOROYAMI makes major music debut; multimedia project launched
Vtuber Mirai Akari and KOKOROYAMI Mirai Akari ミライアカリ is one of the “The Four Heavenly Lords” 四天王 shitennō of the Vtuber world. For those unfamiliar…
Japanese artist’s charming wind-up necklace will set your heart aflutter
Atelier puchuco’s charming accessories and windup dolls Japanese artist Hideo Fukuda 福田英生 creates charming silver pendants and other accessories as well as small windup dolls…
“Cream Stew” is the latest flavor coming to Pringles cans in Japan
On Monday, January 24th, residents of Japan will be able to buy Cream Stew flavor Pringles. This will be the brand’s first limited-time flavor of…
Japanese convenience store’s unreasonably long signboard has people scratching their heads
Convenience store signboards are usually built to fit the size of the store’s building. In the case of FamilyMart, one of Japan’s most popular and…
Japanese diner likes his yakisoba noodles and they like him back
“Wow. That’s gotta mean good luck.” “Wha…How did you find it?” “It must be your lucky day” These were only some of the many comments…
Welcome an early Spring with festive flower Ehomaki sushi rolls at Tokyo Marriott Hotel
From February 1st to 3rd, 2022, the Tokyo Marriott Hotel will be offering a very special 恵方巻 ehōmaki sushi roll as a limited-time takeout item…