The World Cosplay Summit 2021 successfully took place last weekend, August 7th and 8th in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, as well as online. Although most of…

i-kasa umbrella rental service Some grape Japan readers may recall the Weathering with You clear umbrellas with Hina floating in the sky which we introduced…

Cup Noodle 50th Anniversary Book Cup Noddle, the internationally famous instant noodle brand from Nissin Foods Co., is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To…

Located inside one of the Hobbit hole cubbies that form the exterior of the Shiroiya Hotel, Shiroiya the Pâtisserie may be small but their fruit…

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Ambassador Atom 「アトム大使」, the short manga series known for launching Astro Boy to a worldwide stage. To celebrate…

Fans of the manga and anime series Inuyasha (「犬夜叉」) and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (「半妖の夜叉姫-戦国御伽草子」 Han’yō no yashahime: sengoku otogizōshi), the 2020 sequel of the original series, will be thrilled to know…

Ryutaro Araga earns a bronze medal in the men’s kumite over-75 kg division, with other matches also providing excitement for fans worldwide. Paul Martin, for…

In Japan, vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection has been gradually ramping up since February 2021. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, as of August…

Kirimochi 切り餅 is a type of dried mochi (rice cake made of mochigome glutinous rice) cut into rectangles. They’re one of the most common forms…

As we’ve introduced previously in grape Japan, the Gifu Prefecture-based ceramics company Mitani Tōki, which uses traditional crafting techniques to produce high-quality Mino ware tableware,…

mimic: Beauty Salon Japanese precision casting manufacturer Castem Corporation has been creating a high-precision series of miniature tools that function just like their normal-sized counterparts….

Asahi Shimbun Publishing has teamed up with the online artist community Pixiv to hold the “Asahi Horror Comic Awards” this summer. The panel of judges,…

“It was a shame that the media could not see what a safe and wonderful place Fukushima is.” ー U.S. softball team coach Ken Eriksen….

When you think of married couples, what comes to mind? Lying on the sofa together late at night watching Netflix and eating ice cream? Or…

When it comes to situations that require a signature in many parts of the world, Japan uses something called a hanko (判子) or inkan (印鑑)…