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Get ready to feast your eyes on these exquisite modern-day paintings of kimono-clad beauties by artist Haruyo Morita! That person is none other than Japanese artist Haruyo Morita (森田春代…
At about 4 p.m. on 19 September, the doorbell of an 85-year-old woman in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture rang. Standing at the entrance was a man claiming to be a police officer who w…
Mr. Sato tracks down a rice omelet unlike any he had ever seen before at a small French cafe in Tokyo’s Koenji. A rice omelet or “omuraisu,” is a widely consumed food in Japan enjoyed in both ho…
But what is Japan’s favorite fast food? They asked 5,708 men and women in their teens to their eighties to comment about their favorite fast food chains. Survey takers were first asked to l…
Sounds can be deceiving as Ryu battles E. Honda in a fight that’s half laughable, half legitimately amazing. Despite being one of the most consistently enjoyable video game franchises of all tim…
The most hated forced social activity of the year in Japan could be changed to make everyone happier, Twitter user says. So it’s ironic that bonenkai, as often as not, end up adding one more mem…
A few years back we stumbled upon the Fukuoka regional delicacy Alien Ramen, which was a pack of instant noodles flavored with a broth of the warasubo fish. After all, commonly sold ramen doesn’…
Tear-jerking reports from multiple artists as studio, which produced a theatrical anime this year, erases its online presence. Except for the superstars, anime professionals need a nearly e…
Tsuchiya Bag Co. has been in business for 50 years, producing a variety of leather pouches and carryalls. Pictured here is Tsuchiya’s new Otona Randsel line (otona being the Japanese word for “a…
Our Japanese-language writer muses on her own marriage to a French husband and its notable quirks. As I write this, it’s April 24, which a cursory google tells me is National Pigs in Blanke…
