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Move over, wasabi: really REALLY sour Japanese snacks and drinks

There’s Japanese food, and then there’s food you can only get in Japan. Like snacks and food so spicy, you’ll […]

Find out if your towel rack holds up to a set of Imabari towels, made in Japan. Woven at the

The reigning champion for strange-but-useful home/office supplies is King Jim. You thought BIBILAB was weird… you thought Dreams Inc. was

If you’re kinda clumsy like we are, laundry day comes around too often. Wearing something white’s asking for trouble. Same

LINE: the smartphone app Japan can’t live without. There’s a LINE feature for nearly everything now. Music, messaging and free

Think about toothpaste for a second. Put that fresh, minty taste in your mind. Now, try and imagine brushing your

Some movie names don’t survive the translation from English to Japanese. ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ somehow became ‘Bus Man’. The whole ‘Fast

Summer in Japan is… an experience. We’ve got loads of summer festivals and fireworks displays! It’s shaved ice season! And it’s

Too hot, can’t sleep. Too hot, can’t sleep. Repeat all summer – unless you’ve got an ice cold trick up

Knock yourself over the head with moisture-boosting face products – it’s Nature Conc. What a name. Brighter, clearer skin, thanks

A snack doesn’t have to be a big deal. Japan’s got words for ‘snack’ – okashi, oyatsu, otsumami. Stuff you

Detox, through the soles of your feet, overnight. Yep, this one’s weird even by Japan standards. Time to let you