Miso
Difference between Tokyo and Osaka kicks off a nationwide debate on Japanese miso placement etiquette.
Growing old is something anime often ignores, but this moving short shows that with the right partner, it can be the best thing in the world.
A visit to the mushroom kingdom to see if 600,000 fans could possibly be wrong, and also to eat some amazing ramen.
In our quest to find a cheese-laden pizza we can eat guilt-free, we’ve come across a Japanese-style concoction that’s surprisingly delicious.
The former Victoria’s Secret model is so popular in Japan that she even has a say in the country’s miso production.
Putting soy sauce on white rice is a major faux pas in Japan, but now there’s a flavorful alternative.
What’s so special about this Cup Noodle? Well, you can have it instead of an energy drink!
Brief glimpse at multigenerational family has viewers reaching for their tissues and chopsticks.
One of the most wonderful things about a Japanese winter is the abundance of hot drinks that become available at convenience stores and vending machines on street corners. There’s nothing quite like popping a coin into a machine on a freezing cold night or while making your way to work, only to have a piping hot can delivered into your frozen palms; it’s an experience that’s almost as satisfying as actually drinking the hot beverage and warming yourself from the inside out!
Stumbling across a good hot soup other than corn potage when scouring the drinks display is always a rare bonus and now that’s something we can look forward to, especially after a night of drinking, with the new canned miso soup from Nagatanien. Filled with the power of ornithine, an amino acid abundant in clams, this is a traditional hangover remedy from Japan, now packed in a can!
Makeup is big business in Japan, where there’s almost a cultural obsession with the stuff. But the demand for makeup and beauty products also means, through the magic of capitalism, that it also tends to be a lot more expensive out here than in, say, the US. I’ve personally never purchased or used makeup, outside of, obviously, those Halloween Rocky Horror Picture Show events, so I couldn’t tell you exactly how much the average woman in Japan spends on makeup, but it’s gotta be somewhere in the ballpark of, hmm, approximately their entire paycheck every month.
Luckily, there appears to be a “lounge” in Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood that is sympathetic to the thorough wallet-denting women must endure in the pursuit of beauty, offering all-you-can-apply Chanel makeup at just 300 yen (US$2.50) an hour. A service with “all-you-can-(verb)” in the description? You bet we went to check it out!
MOST POPULAR
Now
1,600 empty seats at major Japanese gymnastics competition reserved by single unpaying person
Spy x Family T-shirts from Uniqlo let you make your love of the anime an open secret【Photos】
Urusei Yatsura anime remake’s first preview video looks good, sound even better, reveals premier
Vending machine noodle ice cream: A retro icon in Japan brings joy to a new generation
Strawberry mochi dumpling vending machine made our Japanese station dungeon crawl worth it
The new Shin Ultraman movie is out, and here’s what both an Ultraman fan and nonfan think of it
We accidentally buy some silkworm candy at Hokkaido’s Vending Machine Land
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?
No rice cooker needed! How to make an entire gyudon beef bowl in a single mess tin【Recipe】
Evangelion teams up with fashion brand glamb to bring us seriously cool street art apparel
Weekly
Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
Pizza Hut’s new Oreo pizza is like nothing we’ve ever eaten before
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Ghibli found out about the unofficial Ghibli cafe in Nagoya…then something very sweet happened
This simple picture of a stairway is worth a thousand words about Japanese culture
Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
Japan’s most meaningless road sign discovered, has Internet feeling lost
Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
Monthly
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】- Japan to begin accepting tourists from the U.S., three other countries this month
Hotel guest who boiled crabs in room’s kettle angry to have to pay for damages
We test out the portable shower backpack Amazon recommended to us (which also only has two stars)
Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and she was lucky.- Sumo wrestler vs. 16-month-old toddler: The cutest match you’ll ever see【Video】
American visits Japan, wonders why McDonald’s only sells beef bowls, not burgers
The new Bake Off Japan on Amazon Prime is everything we ever wanted (aka more Bake Off!)【Review】- Let’s find out if mixing milk and a lemon-lime soda makes cream soda
New “wet” potato chips revolutionise the snack industry in Japan
Yearly
Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
Mario isn’t number one? Nintendo plumber doesn’t win Super Mario series character popularity poll
RECOMMENDED STORIES
The new Shin Ultraman movie is out, and here’s what both an Ultraman fan and nonfan think of it
We accidentally buy some silkworm candy at Hokkaido’s Vending Machine Land
Why does Japan’s most famous ocean legend end at this temple in the middle of the mountains?
No rice cooker needed! How to make an entire gyudon beef bowl in a single mess tin【Recipe】
Evangelion teams up with fashion brand glamb to bring us seriously cool street art apparel
Can French fry and instant yakisoba-flavored sodas surpass kimchi as Japan’s best strange ramune?
Meet the Japanese Colonel Sanders, who’s handsome…and passionate about fried chicken
Modern dance and kimono: This will be the coolest dance video you see all day!
Which Japanese conveyer belt sushi chain has the best steamed egg custard? 【Taste test】
A diner’s guide to oden: Japan’s weird-looking, super-popular winter dish
Japanese otaku finds way to get the smell of a high school girl in his car passenger seat
Neo Kimono releases innovatively traditional heel covers made from artisanal fabric
Japanese universities determine cats know the names of other cats
-
