Four weeks to Valentine’s Day! In Japan, it is a day when women give chocolates to men. But in recent years, it is also common that women give chocolate to…

When you go to a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Japan, you see the founder Colonel Sanders’ statue in front of the restaurant. He is called Colonel ojisan (uncle Colonel)…

  Convenience stores, supermarkets or kiosks… wherever you go, you always find Frisk mints in Japan. The mints are manufactured by the Perfetti Van Melle company (based in Belgium) and…

  As you can see in the title, “onigiri” means Japanese rice balls. It may sound too simple, but it’ not. We of course have very simple onigiri made only…

One of the online videos that were talked about the most in Japan last year is “How to Make York Inside Out Boiled Egg.”     With this method, the…

You might have had many celebrations this past holiday season.  How many parties did you attend?  Did you enjoy them very much? Japanese people also throw many parties this time…

  This is a traditional Japanese recipes book (English/Japanese, bilingual). (Contents)Preface: Japanese Cuisine– Basics of Japanese Cuisine– Basic Japanese Dishes– Deep-Fried-Dishesetc…     Printed in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN…

One of the topics I pick up various times in Japan Style is things Associated with “Vending machine”. I like vending machines very much, so I got into picking up…

  This is a Japanese New Year’s decoration called kagami mochi literally means “mirror mochi.” Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of sticky rice, and it is stretchy like cheese….

Sushi and ramen might be some kind of Japanese fast food in your country as well. Certain number of people must be eating Japanese instant noodles at home nowadays. So,…

  Mikan is a seedless citrus smaller and sweeter than orange. It is probably called “mandarin orange” in English-speaking countries. Mikan is a winter fruit in Japan and it is…