Although Coca-Cola and the various brands they own are widely used as mixers for spirits around the world, the company are yet in their 132…

It seems that Japanese people never tire of cute plush toys of all sorts, especially when it comes to animals and creatures, both real and…

March 14th is known in Japan (as well as in China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam) as White Day. Just like her older…

Maehara Kouei Shouten 前原光榮商店, makers of Western style umbrellas, now in their 70th year of business, are famous for producing elegant, sturdy umbrellas made with…

If you plan to make a journey to the scenic Sanriku Coast of Japan in Northern Honshu, as we reported earlier this year when we…

When you think of olive oil, Japanese cuisine doesn’t normally come to mind, let alone pairing with sake. However, as we discovered upon our visit…

Japan has no shortage of papercraft vituosos who can create wonderful objects of art. For example, we have seen intricate kirie papercutting by Shinobu Ohashi…

Japanese freelance concept artist E wo kaku Peter has a unique flair for imagining technologies future and past paired together in realistic illustrations. His clear…

A big company acquiring premises in a historical area risks spoiling the aesthetics of the whole street. To keep the locals happy it’s important to…

With the growing popularity of Instagram in Japan, pictures of cute and colorful desserts and mouth-watering dishes seem to be everywhere in social media. Photogenic…

If you have a knack for UFO catcher games, this moogle could soon be blasting your favourite tunes on his horn. Source: © Grape Japan…

While green tea and products made with it continue to gain international attention, domestic consumption of simple green tea in Japanese households is sadly on…

A new Rilakkuma store is opening up in Oita, so they’ve teamed up with Japanese burger chain Freshness Burger to commemorate the occasion, by bringing…

It’s been nearly 7 years since the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan, but 2017 marked the first year that…

As the year goes on, there’s one thing you can always count on in the world of Japanese fast food, and that’s seasonally-limited edition special…