The origins of “mixed juice” Osaka’s Sennariya Coffee, founded in 1948, has just opened its first shop in the Kanto area on August 10th, 2020…

Sea urchin roe, known as uni 雲丹 in Japanese, is one of those foods which tends to divide people very sharply between those who love…

Obon Festival Obon is a Japanese festival taking place in summer which fuses belief in ancestral spirits and Buddhism. The main purpose is to welcome…

With the sweltering heat and humidity of summer bearing down on Japan these days, enjoying some ice-cold beer after a hard day’s work sounds like…

The disadvantages of disposable filters Coffee drinkers can spend quite a bit of money and paper on coffee filters. According to the Huffington Post, the…

You could say that fans of Little Witch Academia, the internationally popular anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger, have been on…

Cheese-lovers living in Japan may recall Domino’s Pizza Japan’s outrageously cheese-loaded New Yorker 1kg Ultra Cheese pizza. Domino’s takes its cheese very seriously, even hiring…

Character and anime-themed rooms are a fun way to combine your hobbies and passions with your accommodations when you visit Japan. If you love Hello…

Nobuo Serizawa, JAPAN Forward The buzz over whether a white object observed hovering in the skies over Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures on the morning of…

Rinko Murata Popular Japanese model Rinko Murata 村田倫子 is no stranger to brand direction. In addition to her career as a runway model, a fashion…

Fans of Lupin The Third and the internationally beloved franchise spanning half a century which carries his name may be interested in a new apparel…

With a spinoff anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon airing in Japan from October 3rd, 2020 is going to be a very exciting year for fans of…

Yosakoi and the Yosakoi Festival With festivals and competitions held in over 200 locations in Japan, as well as in countries such as the US,…

Choya is one of the most recognized names in umeshu 梅酒, or Japanese plum liqueur. It isn’t uncommon to find Choya products on the shelves…

With so many people around the world focused on the Nintendo Switch title Animal Crossing: New Horizons, interest in the fun, community-building game only continues…