Tag: steak

Where do you fall in the Kinoko Takenoko War? How a pair of Japanese snacks has pitted people against one another for decades.
Japan's second-largest convenience store (combini) chain aims to lead the way in creating a more sustainable future.
Shinkai Makoto, famed director of Your Name and more, is back with yet another breathtakingly beautiful anime film. How does Suzume stack up?
In America, the drying machine rules the roost. Find out why Japan (and many other countries) prefer drying the old-fashioned way.
A mixi revival?! Fears over Twitter's future since Elon Musk's takeover have led some in Japan to consider social messaging like it's 2004.
Tsunami recovery efforts in Sendai have unearthed a canal relay station and a point of local transit history.

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