When cold weather rolls around in Japan, that means oden season is just around the corner as well. The winter favorite is essentially a hot…

Akihabara-based retailer Thanko has a knack for crafting quirky but convenient goods meant to match a solo lifestyle. In recent years they’ve released a “secret…

If you are a TikTok user or an Instagram user, you might have seen these cute bears sitting in a Japanese hot pot. The bears…

We’ve seen the head portions of famous Mobile Suit designs from iconic anime Mobile Suit Gundam surprisingly translated to the culinary world, with Gundam-shaped tofu…

Japanese Akihabara-based retailer Thanko tends to focus on “practical” appliances, including wearable kotatsu and silent ice making machines, but they’ve recently been on a streak…

Cthulhu, the Great Old One who waits dreaming at his home at R’lyeh, is so terrifying and beyond human imagination that there is no proper…

Many people are still refraining from going outside so to protect themselves and others from the possibility of spreading the Covid-19; therefore, more stores have…

With November just around the corner, and autumn nights drawing in, now is the time Japanese diners start to think about tucking into a tasty…