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…

For lovers of Japan’s cute characters, themed cafes are the best place to find adorable food featuring all your favourites. One of the country’s most…

Since the recent global pandemic put a damper on many a wedding, the number of events taking place has taken a nosedive and put the…

In Japan, there’s lots of ways to add dashes of your favourite characters to your wedding day. For super fans of Pokemon, you can get…

Character themed cafes are a common sight in Tokyo, but Harajuku AR box takes the cuteness to a new level. It’s a table projection mapping…

You may be used to signing your name at the end of an important document, but in Japan everyone is expected to have a name…

Rilakkuma and his chicken friend Kiiroitori are no strangers to wagashi traditional Japanese sweets. The Tabemasu series exclusively available at Lawson convenience stores in Japan…

Cold Stone Creamery churn up and churn out delicious ice cream collaborations for their customers every year, like last December’s Sanrio pastel themed dessert. This…

Sweets and Halloween go hand in hand, and the month of the terrifying, treat-demanding holiday has finally crept up on us. Traditional Japanese sweets, known…

Wagashi is a term that includes various Japanese traditional sweets or desserts. Flavours like matcha, adzuki beans and kinako (roasted soy bean flour) are used,…

A traditional tea house is must-visit when travelling in Japan. Tea culture such as the tea ceremony and traditional sweets are an important part of…

Rilakkuma, a portmanteau of the English word ‘relax’, and the Japanese word ‘kuma’, meaning bear, is known for taking it easy. This cute, fuzzy bear…

Wagashi is a term that includes various traditional sweets or desserts. Distinctly Japanese ingredients and flavours are used, like matcha, adzuki beans and kinako (roasted…

(Updated on 3/7/19 for Spring version) If he wasn’t sweet enough already, San-X’s ever-popular character, the perennially relaxed and laid-back bear Rilakkuma, is going to…

A new Rilakkuma store is opening up in Oita, so they’ve teamed up with Japanese burger chain Freshness Burger to commemorate the occasion, by bringing…