The total number of convenience stores in Japan is now about to reach 50,000. It is nowadays not rare to have 5 different convenience chain stores within a walking…

  Since the March 11 earthquake, people often ask me “How is Tokyo right now?” So, I want to write what I know and noticed about recent Tokyo.   1….

When you hear “sports drink”, what do you think of? If you live in America, you might say “gatorade” ? Here in Japan, we can also find varieties of sports…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Don’t avoid troublesome” Today’s story teller is a scholar of French literature, Shigeru Kashima. Being a man of French letters, he often stays…

    Oden is a Japanese hot pot which includes boiled eggs, daikon radish, konnyaku, fried tofu pouch with mochi, and different kinds of fish cakes. The ingredients are stewed…

“100 Yen Shops” are literally “all items are 100 yen store.” They are very popular and everywhere in Japan. There are a variety of items such as food, clothing, cosmetics,…