Japan’s ongoing infatuation with bubble tea doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon, particularly ideas such as tapioca theme parks and tapioca beer regularly reinventing…

Recently, while changing the TV channels and searching for something interesting, I stumbled upon “Uwasa no Okyaksama”(ウワサのお客さま/The rumored customer), a show that you can watch…

By CinnamonEllie, for grape Japan If you are in Kanto this season, you simply can’t miss the magnificent autumn foliage, which you can usually experience…

Jōban-mono 常磐もの refers to seafood caught in the Jōban Coast (off Fukushima and Iwaki Prefectures), and has become a brand name for the delicious fish…

Held at the Tokyo Big Sight twice a year since 1994, Design Festa is an annual Tokyo art exposition that showcases the work of thousands…

The ever popular teamLab’s permanent museum Borderless, filled with wondrous digital art installations, is located in the waterside area of Odaiba in Tokyo. While art…

The iconic look of the Sailor Scouts, the main protagonists of classic magical girl anime and manga series Sailor Moon, is often emulated. Now fans…

A breath of fresh air in the world of manga publishing On September 2, 2019, Mantra, a new manga reading service unlike any other was…

Yuzuki Ishikawa, a woman in her twenties was murdered this Friday, November 15th, at 9 p.m. The victim had knife wounds to various places on…

So we all know that Elsa’s ice palace and the permanently snowing kingdom in Frozen was supposed to be a metaphor for Elsa’s anguish and…

We’re slowly edging towards the new year, the biggest celebration in the Japanese calendar, and it’s nearly time for Krispy Kreme to bring back their…

By Arielle Busetto, JAPAN Forward Emperor Naruhito carried out the most traditional and important of the rituals to becoming emperor of Japan, the Daijosai, starting…

Jōban-mono seafood Jōban-mono 常磐もの refers to seafood caught in the Jōban Coast (off Fukushima and Ibaraki Prefectures), and has become a brand name for the…

Japanese bakeries can often be overwhelming when it comes to offerings to choose from, but if you can pry your eyes away from ridiculously cute…

Given that there’s few actual rules regarding the design of a personal seal, known as a hanko or inkan in Japanese, recently a whole host…