Japan’s “bento” has become wildly popular worldwide. Beautifully arranged bento boxes with a variety of foods seem to appeal to food lovers from every continent, and the word “bento”…

  At the year draws to a close in Japan, a buzzwords-of-the-year contest is held, and the most popular/widely used word for the past year is chosen. This year boasts many strong…

I found an interesting contest called “I want chu: Kiss my lips contest 2011” held by RHOTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.  This contest is part of a promotion for Mentholatum lip…

  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,…