3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (464+ words) Char's invasion of Side 7 looks a little different in this continuity. Mc Donald's is the world's biggest burger chain, so if they're going to do a collaboration, they're going to team up with partners at the top of their fields…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago  (226+ words) Japan's trend for soft, chewy bread just got even more intense. Family Mart has built up a big fanbase with its popular "Famimaru Bakery" line of baked goods, and this month, there are three new additions bringing textural sensation to…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago  (278+ words) We find out if this ice cream has what it takes to make matcha lovers swoon. H'agen-Dazs loves to cater to local tastes in Japan, and its latest release does just that, with a new Crispy Sandwich flavour called "The…...

17+ hour, 46+ min ago  (420+ words) The unexpectedly cutest part of shopping at Kochi's Thursday Market was seeing some fellow shoppers of the very small variety in action." On a recent visit, we thought that it might be a bit touristy, but it turned out that…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (363+ words) Festival of the Steel Phallus deity gets a steel lid in a rural city." For all its staid traditions and formal etiquette, Japanese culture can be surprisingly uninhibited in ways that can leave visitors from abroad clutching their pearls. Take,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (156+ words) If you're going to do something like this, you need a very good, or at least a very crazy, reason for doing it. Japan's trains are very punctual, but that doesn't mean they have a perfect on-time record. Even the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (434+ words) We find out if this "Greedy Sandwich" with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks. Japanese convenience stores have become famous around the globe for all the great things you can find in them, and right now there's…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (495+ words) Farmer's Coke" is having a moment in Japan, and surprising people in the U. S. Things are changing rapidly in the online sphere these days, especially on Twitter, where posts and comments in the timeline can now be automatically translated from other…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (355+ words) Likely wanderer from Nara Park won't be going back, but has a new place to live in a hot spring town. Both the business and academic year start in spring in Japan, so right now is what's known as the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (769+ words) Koi and coins don't mix. Oshino Hakkai is an idyllic spot nestled in the Fuji Five Lakes region of Yamanashi Prefecture. Traditional thatched-roof buildings are scattered among eight pristine spring-fed ponds. Combined with a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji, it's a…...