Instant gratification: Children chow down on Chicken Ramen at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the launch of the instant noodle snack in the Umeda district in Osaka on Monday.Nisshin marks

    Kit Kat is one of the most popular cheap candies from America here and this summer we have a slew of fruity versions in kiwi, mango, pineapple and watermelon!  All just 298 yen for a 24 piece ba

    Origin Bento is like the McDonalds of bento shops that serve heaping, hot, fresh healthy bento and okazu throughout Japan 24 hours a day.    Aside from their seasonal bento, they also feature a

  Modern travellers passing through Narai Thanks to the Shinkansen and the public transportation system, getting around in Japan is a convenient, efficient, and usually rapid affair. Despite this,

    Somen is my favorite summer noodles. Somen are very thin, white Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. The noodles are usually served cold and are less than 1.3 mm in diameter. The distinction bet