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…

Mino ware are the celebrated Japanese pottery of Gifu prefecture, and lately the traditional ceramics has seen a bit of a revitalization in creative modern…

As satisfying as freshly cooked and fluffy white rice can be, it can sometimes be more than its worth to cook a whole batch for…

Izakaya, or Japanese pubs, are home to a wide variety of tasty snacks and drinks, but for many one of their chief allures can be…

The ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic has had a heavy impact on many businesses. The food and beverage industry in particular that has had to deal…

You know a character has achieved mass popularity in Japan when it starts to get reincarnated in numerous creative ways. Like that time Boo from…

Due to the declaration of a state of emergency issued on January 8, 2021, the business hours of restaurants were shortened. The last order for…

Some people just can’t get enough of Kentucky Fried Chicken. While Tokyo’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink KFC provides more than enough for an outing, sometimes you’d just like…

Japanese convenience stores are often lauded for their wide selection of prepared bento boxes and side dishes, but Family Mart’s original lineup has recently become…

Baba, a member of comedian trio “Robert”, has been well known to be quite a chef ever since his he first showed off his cooking…

Fall is a season for mushrooms, so you see them in a lot of dishes. King Oyster mushrooms (Eringi in Japanese) in particular have this…

It seems like there is no end to sweet collaborations featuring characters from Sanrio and San-X. Whether it’s collaboration cafes or Japanese sweets, the possibilities…

We all like a good meal—going to specialty stores to get rare and expensive ingredients, spending hours preparing, half-a-day baking, and having friends over for…

Japanese rice balls (onigiri or musubi) come in all shapes an sizes (even dessert cakes!), but one of the appealing traits of the traditional Japanese…

Japanese food is delicious, and I would suggest that residents in Japan are particularly well-versed when it comes to cuisine. Metropolitan centers are havens for…