“Answering in accordance with the terms and conditions shared by all six JR passenger companies, as stipulated in the Passenger Business Regulations, reserved Shinkansen seats are held for the bearer ...

What sounds like a crime against food, turned out to be a cute and delicious surprise.

Stories in retro cafe tag.

Stories in Mary’s Chocolate tag.

In a climate of rising costs and prices, it can be hard to find a good deal in Japan these days. So when Lawson announced it would be holding a “ Morisugi Challenge “, which loosely translates as “ ...

Mr. Sato leads an office roundtable discussion on weird things Japanese schools have said “Nope, you can’t do that” about.

Mister Donut is Japan’s most broadly loved donut chain, but this kind of behavior is more divisive.

The thickness of the dough was another pleasant surprise, giving the hand-tossed bases at Japan’s major pizza chains a run for their money. Chewy, elastic and soft, the textures added another ...

And here to celebrate this part of the human experience is Dododo Land, a temporary exhibit at the Seibu department store in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood. This interactive mini-museum is a tour of the ...

Convenience store chain wants us to bite into paw pads and cat tails in this limited-edition 17-piece collection.

Convenience store chain wants us to bite into paw pads and cat tails in this limited-edition 17-piece collection.

Gundam and Roses. With Japanese animation having become a very big business, the promotional blitz for theatrical anime regularly includes hyping up the movie’s ending theme. It ...