Since you are visiting this blog, I think you are familiar with Japanese food but do you know tamago kake gohan (egg sauce over rice)? [note] Recently, it’s…

Lately, I hear Japanese style lunch box, bento is popular in overseas. But I think you hardly hear someone who made his own bento container. Today, I’d like to share…

  Haagen-Dazs is an American ice cream brand known and loved widely in the world. In Japan, Haagen-Dazs Japan produces the brand and develops original fancy flavors.   These are…

  Michael Jackson’s DVD “THIS IS IT” was sold really well here in Japan too. The promotion poster is everywhere in town, but I never expected to see it at…

Some of you might have children but isn’t it hard to make breakfast and lunch to take school in busy morning? There is an expression for hectic in Japan, it…

  Do you know a Japanese food called [W:natto]?     Natto is made from fermented soybeans. We usually eat natto on steamed rice, and because its stickiness and smell,…

Japanese snack Takoyaki, known as octopus balls in English are popular through the country.     It’s made of batter, diced octopus, pickled ginger, green onion, and usually served with…

    This Japanese cook book titled “Stories and Recipes of Local Cuisine in Japan” won the “Best Local Cookery Book in the World” at the GOURMAND Cookbook Awards in…

Recently on newspapers, I often find articles about how Japanese style bento (lunch box) is popular in other countries; they say especially “character bento” is popular in America and Europe….

  A Japanese hamburger restaurant, Freshness Burger has a unique feel of America and Japan. The concept of the restaurant is “Burger Cafe that adults can feel at ease”, and…

JAPAN Style previously posted an article about BENTO, Japanese lunch box. A home made bento usually has rice and various side dishes. Anything not so soupy or raw can be…