Food & Drink

Most people usually associate curry with rice, but have you tried a delicious dish called curry udon?

There is one kind of dessert that you can enjoy at any time of day and in every season of the year. You will never feel overly full even after eating it.

In Japanese culture, it is just as customary to receive fruit as a gift as it is to receive wine or chocolate. In fact, Japanese melons in particular are so expensive that they may even cost more than a year’s salary.

There’s really just one place you need to know to be able to survive in Japan, and it’s the konbini, or Japanese convenience stores!

See the future of the konbini, the Japanese convenience store, with new store concepts based on advancements in tech.

Japanese convenience stores are known for having everything you need to survive, but did you know they also have options to help you thrive?

Curry and Udon (thick wheat flour noodles). When you put them together, you get Curry Udon.

Japan is home to many unique and delicious flavors. It has weird ramen flavors, interesting Pocky flavors, and tons of fruit gummy flavors. So why not introduce those flavors into the fizzy soda drink, Fanta?

When talking about iconic Japanese cuisine, we usually think of sushi, tempura (deep-fried fish and vegetables), instant noodles, and definitely ramen (Chinese-style wheat noodles), all important to Japanese culture.

Not all convenience stores are created equally. And if you’ve ever experienced a konbini, or Japanese convenience store, you’d know why.

Japan loves fast food as much as anywhere else. Did you know that sushi was originally designed as high-class fast food? Japan’s love of fast food as we know it started after WW2, as Japan became more westernized.

When Spring appears, you’ll find everyone in Japan doing one thing: picnicking. Whether it’s at the park with friends, near the river with family, under cherry blossoms or pre-cherry blossom season, everyone will take their own special type of Japanese picnic food to share with guests.