As with many types of fruits in Japan, some varieties of grapes such as Kyoho and Shine Muscat are very pricey. Premium brands can cost…

Summer is the time for festivals in Japan. This means fireworks displays, wearing yukata, and naturally, delicious festival food! The standard festival food, which is…

You might know that Japan’s convenience stores carry almost everything to eat: Fried chicken, meat buns, rice balls, melonpan chocolate, and more can be purchased…

The summer is heating up in Japan, and if there’s one treat that green tea fans can’t do without during this season, it’s a matcha…

Japan’s convenience stores stock several bite-size chocolate bars in the snack section, and one of the most popular of these options is ‘Black Thunder’, known…

Starbucks seasonal, limited-time and limited-edition drinks are something I look forward to every year. This year, they came up with the Pumpkin Spice Latte drink and a delicious Roasted…

FamilyMart (operated by FamilyMart Co., Ltd.) will celebrate its 40th anniversary in September 2021. To encourage customers to visit FamilyMart stores, the Japanese convenience chain…

For the dessert-lovers amongst us, the endlessly growing and ever-adapting list of sweet treats from Japan’s convenience stores are one of the things that bring…

Over 40 million served! Famima’s Gochimusubi premium rice balls Onigiri and omusubi rice balls at Japanese convenience stores are always a popular snack (for some)…

Since January 2021, Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart (“Famima” for short) has been selling cream puffs devised by store staff working in Hokkaido, Northeast…

Every convenience store in Japan has its own brand of fried chicken it prides itself on, such as Lawson’s Karaage-kun, fried chicken nuggets that have…

Japanese convenience stores are often lauded for their wide selection of prepared bento boxes and side dishes, but Family Mart’s original lineup has recently become…

On cold winter days like these, many people in Japan find comfort and a quick way to placate their hunger pangs by darting into a…

A tide of media describing 2020 as a “lost year” is rapidly rising across the world. While certainly lockdown living and the state of general…

Japan’s various cuisine isn’t known for being particularly spicy. If you want scorching hot flavor that makes you tear up, you’re better off trying out…