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A ramen rainbow: colourful noodles from Japan

Ramen noodles. A simple and fast, cheap, always-available Japanese meal… that hugely divides people. Is a pack of instant ramen […]

2019 is a special year in Japan for many reasons. The main one being the era name change! We’re switching

If you have periods, we hope they’re okay to deal with. PMS, heavy/irregular flow, cramps, chocolate cravings, and the many

Being a Japanese idol girl is hard, you guys. If you think it’s tough being a dedicated idol wota, think

By mid-April, in many areas of Japan the sakura’s come and gone. That’s true for Osaka and the rest of

Maybe you’re scratching your head at that post title, like Mickey Mouse standing there wondering where the hell Pluto ran

Seki city, in Gifu prefecture, is known across Japan as the ‘cutlery capital’. (In the same way Imabari city in

At some point in our lives in Japan, we’ve all asked ourselves an important question: Could we take down a

On the list of ‘most iconic manga and anime ever’ (and ‘most iconic yuri manga and anime ever’), Rose of

There’s a new show in town, that town being our home (and technically a city): Osaka, Japan. And it’s a

Some trends that start in Japan are hard to explain. Like super fake tan ‘ganguro’ style, or wearing herbal pads

Not all Japanese comedy’s performed by manzai duos, or solo superstars. Some of Japan’s longest-running gags need a whole team