From Girlybubble: You may not be familiar with Oyster Egg-Drop Donburi, but it is simply a succulent Japanese rice dish that compromises of oysters and eggs, making it ideal to be served as lunch otherwise dinner. More »

It’s winter, the perfect time to hibernate, considering many of us might just want to be bears and just crawl into a cave and all we have to do is eat and sleep through winter without worries of homework and tests until spring. Or maybe that’s just me, but either way, hibernation requires fat to store energy so we don’t awake during our sleep. (Okay, that’s just another way of saying snacks.) So if you happen to ever be raiding a Japanese supermarket, these ten items are must haves. More »

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From Girlybubble: If you love sushi and you know it, clap your hands! *Claps like a maniac* For those of you who were clapping along with me, here are some adorable little goodies you would love to get your hands on! More »

Japan is no doubt known for their weird flavors in food, weird flavors in drinks, weird items in vending machines and well, almost everything there would be classified as weird - not that it’s a bad thing though. Here you can see a list of 10 weird Japanese beverages, take a look below. More »

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From Girlybubble: A popular Japanese dish, Ochazuke combines two quintessentially Japanese ingredients - plain white rice and green tea. It is commonly served as the final dish in a Japanese course meal otherwise can be served a midnight snack or a hang over cure. More »

K-ON! is moving from the television to the big screen with the film opening on December 3rd. To celebrate the occasion, Tokyo’s Namco Namja Town will be featuring a series of desserts and entrees with the K-ON! theme. More »

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As a self-proclaimed Japanese drama addict, I feel like I’ve watched my fair share of these entertaining TV shows. Though it wasn’t hard, considering how you always seem to find a storyline for your mood and then unknowingly start falling in love and angst with the characters and their decisions as the plot thickens. With this knowledge within me, I thought it’d be fun to go down memory lane and give you guys 5 Japanese Drama Items That Make Great Gifts for the upcoming holidays. More »

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From Wirebot: So, Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be out in Japan in December and it looks like Square Enix is trying to get you all hyped up by teaming up with Morinaga to create a Final Fantasy XIII-2 snack! I’m suddenly reminded of those Pokemon snacks. Anyhow, Morinaga’s popular snack, Potelong, will have a limited-time only Final Fantasy XIII-2 package, so you best start going around and buying them up. More »

From Girlybubble: If you’re taking a lunch to school, why not impress all your friends and have a really cool bento box? Here are some really cool lunch bentos that have been inspired by video games. More »

From Girlybubble: Anything Hello Kitty is super adorable, and food is not an exception! Especially when it’s a cute Hello Kitty face looking up at you as you’re about to stick it in your mouth… but then you have second thoughts about eating it! So what are some of the cute Hello Kitty shaped foods out there you would rather look at and admire than eat? More »