Food
Tomitaya, a long established maker of traditional Japanese confectionery (wagashi) with a nearly 100 year history seems to be challenging the norm of traditional sweets….
Japan’s food-tech venture company NEXT MEATS has come out with many alternative meat series such as NEXT yakiniku and gyudon beef bowls. Now they are…
Japanese sake shop Shuhankakuzen is starting a Crowdfunding project on website “READYFOR” , aiming to “deliver the best sake and time you’ve had” , crafting…
Nihonbashi Dashi Bar, a dashi broth community shop that believes in “one soup for every meal” as a founding concept, released a new way to…
The official brand of iconic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, “RADIO EVA ” is releasing packaged fruit juice in 5 different flavors using Ecolean’s packaging which…
Japanese online alcohol retailer “KURAND” is teaming up with dried vegetable produce brand “HOSHIKO” to produce dried tomatoes using “imperfect” tomatoes and tomato sake. The…
Japanese company TechMagic has been working to create sustainable food infrastructure through technology, with a goal concept of “redefining customer’s eat-out experience with technology”. In…
For the majority of us living the expat life, Christmas time in Japan might be picture perfect with it’s beautiful illuminations and decorations, but it…
While the shelves of Japanese bakeries hold many a delicious and sweet pastry (the reigning popularity king of which is the maritozzo), the go-to for…
While pudding can be used in English to refer to any type of dessert eaten after a main meal, in Japan, a pudding (or ‘purin’)…
Japanese traditional sweets, known as wagashi, are famous for their exquisite taste and pristine presentation. But you may not know that for many sweets specialists…
Launched in February of this year, sweets brand Ankoto focuses on showcasing the very best of anko in the form of lovable nostalgic sweets. Everyday,…
Halloween is nearly upon us, and it wouldn’t be complete without some treats to go along with all the tricks. Luckily for fans of the…
Sucreries is a pastry shop in Osaka, Japan. With a name meaning “sweets” in French, the pastry shop has earned a reputation for its original…
A new fun location called まいふぇいぶ My Fave opened this month in Shibuya, which is one of the most exciting areas in Japan! My Fave…