A victory for freedom of eats. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been hard at work drafting a bill to criminalize desecration of the Japanese flag. It’s apparently a pressing matter, even... Read more »

When the Tokyo heat kicks in, there’s no better way to cool down than with an ice-cold drink and grilled bites under the open sky. Summer beer gardens in Tokyo aren’t just... Read more »

If you’ve ever filled out a Japanese form and hit the field labeled 本籍 (honseki), you may have assumed it was just another way of asking where you live and moved on.... Read more »

Crab, Claaaaab, and high prices in Asakusa. Rising prices in Japan have put ramen restaurants in a tricky position, since part of what makes the beloved noodle dish so beloved is that,... Read more »

We find out just how devilish and angelic these 100-yen surprises are. Our reporter Natsuno Futon was strolling the streets of Oyama City in Tochigi Prefecture the other day when she came... Read more »

Sample ramen pizza, alongside other limited-edition items to pick up, or just make your own treats. Snacks in Japan come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from ever-feuding mushrooms and bamboo... Read more »

New system would prevent non-residents from buying certain items from Pokémon Center Online. Scalping is becoming an increasingly big problem for the Pokémon franchise in Japan, and we’ve been seeing increasingly inventive... Read more »

As well as a double-sized cheesecake worth fighting battles over. The world may be subject to the annoyances of shrinkflation, but over the past few years, there’s been a running trend in... Read more »

An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form.  Japan is filled with vending machines, and one of the people helping to prop up the industry is our very own reporter Mr Sato.... Read more »