Did you know you could make a coffee shake even if it’s not officially on the menu at McDonald’s Japan? Sometimes you want to drink…

On September 29th, 2022, Timraz Rejava, Georgia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan posted a surprising Tweet. Without the photo, the post would have been…

Now that autumn has arrived, the summer heat is merely a memory in many parts of the Northern hemisphere, including Japan. Many Japanese homes have…

Chocolate-dipped banana on a stick, known as チョコバナナ choko banana, is a typical food served at 縁日 en’nichi Japanese summer festival stalls, such as the…

“He went for a trim and when he came back, his head had turned into a Pino.” Such was the caption on a hilarious photo…

Yaki-imo, or basked sweet potatoes, are one of Japan’s favorite snacks during the fall and winter. Sometimes, they’re sold from the back of delivery trucks…

Sweet potatoes are one of the indispensable flavors of autumn. Baking them concentrates their sweetness, turning them into a delightful snack, especially on a cold…

Mont Blanc (meaning “white mountain” in French) is a French dessert with rich chestnut cream on top of a sponge cake, meringue or pie crust…

Since 2007, McDonald’s Japan has welcomed the beginning of cooler temperatures every fall with 三角チョコパイ sankaku choco pai, literally “triangular chocolate pies.” These popular hot…

“N.D. Kitchen” is a popular Japanese YouTube channel that introduces easy-to-prepare dishes and sweets. Some of the short videos are less than two minutes long,…

Japanese sweets and cake specialty store Cake.jp has been dipping their toes into the anime world when designing their popular cakes lately, particularly by bringing…

Chocolate giant Godiva is collaborating with Sanrio’s popular character, Cinnamoroll for the Halloween season this year! These limited-edition adorably packaged chocolates sure to make Sanrio…

Whether it’s the convenience store or a bakery, it’s not uncommon to see the melon pan, or melon bread, section close to cleared out in…

One of Japan’s favorite traditional sweets is mitarashi dango, a Japanese dumpling treat made from mochiko rice flour and slathered with sweet soy sauce typically…

In Japan, and many other parts of East Asia, the wonderful aroma of osmanthus, otherwise known as the fragrant tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) and known…