A client who worked as a seaweed manufacturer, wanted to boost business after the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami saw a drop in customers, so they contacted Japanese ad agency I&SBBDO with the request to design an online ad campaign centered on nori, paper-thin sheets of seaweed. More »

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Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari is showing the world that Glico’s chocolate biscuit snack, Pocky is the perfect snack for travelling. More »

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From Ziggytek: We’ve all seen the weird and wonderful vending machines from around the world. Now, in downtown Tokyo, there’s a new vending machine which offers a healthy option - freshly cut apples. Once you pop some yen into the vending machine by Kasumigaseki subway station/Suidobashi subway station, you’ll be on your way to five a day. More »

From Ziggytek: If you’re a sushi love like me, you’ll know that it’s not cheap dining. But what if you had a SushiBot from Suzumo that makes 300 rolls an hour, all your sushi roll (makizushi) dreams should be satiated. More »

Seven members of AKB48 and NMB48 held a promotional event on April 3rd for the new cafe ‘AKB48 CAFE & SHOP NAMBA’. ‘AKB48 CAFE & SHOP NAMBA’s’ grand opening is on April 4th. More »

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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 »