When it comes to covering every nook and cranny of the sometimes incredibly niche world of Japanese capsule toys, Qualia has quite the resume. In…

The Hokkaido Gourmet Fair is one of Japan’s annual popular events, and it usually takes place twice a year, in spring and autumn. Unfortunately, the…

Many of you are probably already familiar with the flower-viewing custom in Japan during spring.   Around this time of the year, people gather in…

In Japan, January and February signal the end of the school year. For high school seniors, it can get quite nostalgic. There are so many…

Musubito (@musubito3) works at a Japanese sake brewing company. Most of his Tweets are centered around sake, but a recent post has gained him more…

While there are many luxurious bento, or packaged Japanese lunch boxes, found around the country, a big advantage a homemade bento has is that it…

With many preferring to stay home as a safety protocol measure in response to the novel coronavirus, it’s no wonder that Japanese bento lunch box…

Let us introduce an incredible creation; “eatable Hari-bako (Decorated paper box)”. This came from a paper container company “Taisei shiki seisaku jyo” located in Toda…

Kamaboko, often translated as “fish cake”, are a Japanese cured surimi, typically made of boiled and processed whitefish that you’ll often see as appetizers, drinking…

A series of heartwarming updates posted by a Twitter user have earned over 100,000 ‘likes.’ The coronavirus lockdown means that Twitter user Sumo (@smm0228) isn’t…

As many in Japan get used to staying, studying, and working from home as a safety countermeasure to the coronavirus outbreak, the country is seeing…

Early cherry blossoms already started to bloom in Japan together with the ume (plum) flowers and the spring season is just around the corner. Outside…

While those with many mouths (or one big mouth) to fill should be plenty happy with Japan’s new curry rice cooker that whips up curry…

Bento, or Japanese packed lunch boxes, often stick out when the delicious lunches they contain are artistically arranged into “character bento” of popular anime and…

Japan’s Insta-Bae Obsession Following global trends, Instagram has become hugely popular in Japan, with shops bending over backwards to serve up the most photogenic sweets…