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…

Japan has many traditional sweets and desserts, but one favorite, especially in the warmer months, is みつ豆 mitsumame. Cool and sweet, colorful and cute, mitsumame…

Mamehon Dollhouse’s magnificent miniature pop-up dollhouses Talented Japanese artist 豆本ドールハウス Mamehon Dollhouse (@mame_lili_lily) creates incredibly detailed and complex miniature dollhouses that pop out from a…

If you like Vtubers, you probably know Minato Aqua 湊あくあ at hololive production. She attracts many people through her cuteness, adorable voice, and her gaming…

The Shikoku town of Tokushima is creating a new committee to plan and fund the iconic Awa Odori, bringing back its festivities after two years…

Racing tracks for radio-controlled cars are located throughout Japan. One of them, Cascade RC Drift Circuit (@_MATA_OMAEKA) in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known for…

Some of our readers may remember Japanese solo camping enthusiast, skeet shooter, game hunter, and Vtuber Lilo-shi ﾘﾛ氏 when we introduced his “self-sufficient grilled sandwich.”…

McDonald’s Japan Corporation has teamed up with one of Japan’s most famous heroes, Ultraman, in conjunction with the highly anticipated reimagining of the series by…

Even though the sakura season has yet to reach the northernmost parts of Japan, with the country experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures, many people’s thoughts are…

On his YouTube channel, traditional Japanese sculptor 髙場正良 Masayoshi Takaba introduces his gorgeous creations. Takaba works exclusively in wood, carving beautiful and intricate decorative pieces…

Ever since Rosie in The Jetsons, the concept of the maid robot has become synonymous with a fictionalized version of the near future. In Japanese…

About foxes and fox masks If you have an interest in Japanese folklore and festivals, or happen to enjoy things like J-pop, anime and manga,…