FEATURED
Melonpan: The Japan Sweet Bread’s Armenian History
Melonpan, the sweet baked good that delights people across East Asia, was the creation of one Armenian man living in the diaspora…
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BOOK REVIEWS
Food from the Wild, Food for Thought: “Eating Wild Japan”
Winifred Bird's Eating Wild Japan is an in-depth, humanistic, and fascinating journey across the wilds of the country in search of foraging.
FOOD
New Survey Ranks the Top 5 Most Popular Furikake of 2021
Out of ideas on how to eat rice? Why not give these top five furikake a try?
TRAVEL
Promoting Prefectures Through Punny Pokemon
The Local Acts initiative is helping promote prefectures through pokemon, including many that were affected by the Tohoku Earthquake.
FOOD
Bikkuri Donkey: An Unfamiliar Family Restaurant Favorite
How a restaurant originally created to compete against McDonald's is truly becoming a "surprise" hit in Japan.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Shrinkflation: The Truth Behind Japan’s Dwindling Combini Serving Sizes
A viral Twitter post sparks a conversation about dwindling sizes at Japan's convenience stores - but the trend, sadly, is nothing new.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
These Japanese Product Names Are Just Bad Dad Jokes
From ginger ale honoring shrines to coconut cookies for exam takers, these product names prove that the appeal of bad puns is…
FOOD
The Most Popular Ingredients for Japan’s Staple Dishes
Oden. Donabe. Miso soup. Sushi. Yakiniku. The choice of ingredients for each dish is immense. But which are the most popular in…