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“Kino-Take Battle” – a long battle between ‘Kinoko no Yama’ devotees and ‘Takenoko no Sato’ fanatics – has finally come to an end. For those […]

Japan used to be some kind of mysterious Timbuktu for most non-Japanese people. For a long time, we were known only as a country of […]

If you think Kyabe Ban Ban CBB-001 sounds like one of the Star Wars’ characters, you are not alone. Probably not far off from the […]

I hope you remember that, back in April, I told you about “Kino-Take Battle”: the battle between ‘Kinoko no Yama’ devotees and ‘Takenoko no Sato’ […]

… the meaning of ‘FUSION’ has gone to the next level It is true that we Japanese value tradition (or at least we’d like to […]

… the reason why it is called instant noodles (possibly?) The ramen noodles have long been one of our favourite national dishes. For the last […]

If you know a bit of the Akihabara culture, you may have heard about ‘Chika Aidoru’. This literally means ‘underground idols’ as oppose to ‘mainstream […]

Okayama is one of 47 Japanese prefectures, located in the western part of Honshu, Japan’s mainland. Okayama has a city called ‘Asakuchi’. This city built […]

Now, the national referendum is on! アジアンスーパーで見て衝撃。このスーパー… きのこ派..か？ @kinoko_meiji#30セントの高級感#きのこ党#きのこたけのこ国民総選挙 pic.twitter.com/flkAMctK14 — Mimistylee (@Mimistylee) 2018年3月18日   To put an end to the 38-year long battle between […]

that is the question… Many of you know that Japan offers a variety of yummy snacks; did you know that there are so many different […]

Japan is known as a nation of manga and anime lovers. It all started in comic format, long before the world discovered Studio Ghibli. Actually, […]