Vegetables
Mountain Book LLC, located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, has started a crowdfunding campaign on Campfire for a vegetable-based dashi broth called 野菜だけのやさしい旨みだし (yasai dake…
It may only be a problem with the youngest of children and remedied with a watchful parental eye, but crayons definitely possess a colorful but…
In order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, most people are trying to maintain social distance. However, when it comes to putting…
In 2004, Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The following year, in 2005, Maathai came to…
Farming doesn’t always yield produce just the way we’ve imagined it. Recently a farmer whose “ugly duckling” tomatoes went touchingly viral as well as Japan’s…
Calbee’s original “Snack Contest” Japanese snack brand Calbee, known for their wide range of potato chips, potato stick snacks like Jagabee and Jagarico, as well…
Japanese illustrator and manga artist Ponkichi (@https://twitter.com/ponkichim) never fails when it comes to creative and cute artwork. The talented artist provided us with such adorable…
There is a ton of great food in Japan. From elaborate homegrown New Year’s meals to spectacular seafood catches, foodies have countless delectable dishes to…
Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and all-around animal lover Ponkichi (@PonkichiM) is most famous for providing a shiba inu alternative to Japanese bank notes that was…
On February 8th, shoppers at the Aeon Food Style Yamashina Nagitsuji supermarket in Kyoto were surprised to discover an unusual sight in the vegetable corner….
Japanese bookstore and oddity shop Village Vanguard has dabbled in realistic blends of cute and creepy before with their big-eyed cat head and dog pillows,…
Ezaki Glico’s best-selling frozen treat, Ice no Mi sherbet balls, are always a familiar sight in convenience store and supermarket freezers. A delight to eat…
Japanese vegetable origami artist creates awesome moving creatures. Japanese Twitter user Inori (@kusabanaasobi) has a passion for collecting and playing with flowers, but on Twitter…
Vegetarian sushi in Japan When a group of friends go out to eat at a typical sushi restaurant, the vegetarian in the group usually resigns…
Japan’s sexy daikon radish meme is now a huggable waifu pillow When Japanese online retailer Felissimo isn’t coming out with eccentric animal-themed goods like scratch-n-sniff…