Due to the ongoing pandemic, restrictions in travel have made trips to scenic spots around Japan, such as in Kyoto, a difficult endeavor for the…

Located at the northernmost tip of Japan’s main Honshu island, Aomori prefecture is known for its juicy apples, colorful Nebuta Festival, and sprawls of natural…

Stephen Kenny is a London-based letterpress artist who—despite residing in a different continent entirely—has produced works that grace the walls of many Japanese homes and…

kurimaro collection is a specialty store that sells only one type of sweet: colorful cookies that look like cute creatures. Their most popular cookies are…

Ring Fit Adventure is a popular Nintendo Switch game that allows you to get into a real fitness routine during fun and addicting gameplay. Twitter…

Kōsuke Saitō 斎藤公輔, otherwise known as NEKOPLA, is a writer and an embedded systems engineer who enjoys creating electronic gadgets. He also enjoys photography and…

Those looking for a little more weight to their burger order in Japan haven’t had to stray far from Burger King lately. With regular heavy…

Japan has seen quite a few companies and makers put a more pressing priority on putting forward initiatives driven by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but…

Corn is sweet and delicious. It can be eaten all year round, but the best time to eat it is when it’s harvested. In the…

Earlier this year, instant noodle maker Nissin announced a simple packaging change to their flagship Cup Noodle ramen. In an effort to cut down on…

“It’s going to rain in the afternoon today. So I suppose I’ll go to work using the station and….whoa, no way.” Japanese Twitter user @WarriorDeadHead…

Popular coffee shop Osaka-based Takagi Coffee recently opened its first Central East Japan location at Gyotoku Metro Pia in Gyotoku, Chiba prefecture! Their goal is…

Overview Some of our grape Japan readers should be familiar with Virtual Girl Nem (バーチャル美少女ねむ Virtual Bishōjo Nem). We interviewed the self-professed world’s first independent…

There were times when we could only dream of an ideal job that would allow us to work from the comfort of our own home,…

“The latest craze in Japan” is a phrase often delivered with some questionable hyperbole, but in the terms of how the Roman sweet maritozzo has…