JAPAN TRENDS
 
Nissin recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for a special type of drainer lid especially designed for its staple Yakisoba UFO instant buckwheat noodle product.
If functions a bit like a colander shaker, affixed to the top of the round UFO noodle bowl so that you can pour out t...

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Yokohama Kurikoan’s new limited edition taiyaki cake flavor comes in a striking blue color and has a delightfully refreshing aftertaste to boot!
Taiyaki, the popular Japanese snack made in the shape of a fish using pancake-like dough, is most commonly filled with a sweet red bean pa...

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Suntory had to guess how much whiskey they’d need over a decade ago, and they guessed wrong.
Suntory’s beer may not have achieved the overseas success of competitors Asahi, Kirin, and Sapporo, but when it comes to whiskey, the company stands above all of its Japanese rivals. Connois...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Last week, Japanese whisky was in the news worldwide for reasons that might be described as both good and bad: an approaching Suntory whisky shortage due to the immense popularity of the brand’s lineup of Hakushu and Hibiki.
This ambivalent achievement crowns a remarkable few years...

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What color is your cup of tea? Well … bright blue, if you use these unique frog-shaped teabags from ocean-teabag!
Japanese teabag maker ocean-teabag, known for their ingeniously and artfully designed products, have released another teabag creation that not only gives you a refreshin...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Apart from its countless health benefits, one of the best things about miso is that it can be used to cook pretty much whatever your heart desires. Soups (of course), pastes, fillings and sauces are standard, but using a little bit of creativity, you can turn this staple Jap...

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Product was created to meet customers’ “various needs,” in this case enjoying the taste of beer while in the middle of your shift.
As someone who occasionally gets paid to drink beer, I understand the appeal of knocking back a cold one during the workday. Most employers, though, don...

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Designed by the studio behind the Fate anime franchise, the bottle is exclusive to one region of the country.
Over the past few years, Coca-Cola has shown a willingness to mix things up with its visual design in Japan. Sure, the brand’s iconic logo and distinctive shade of red are a...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
One of Coca-Cola’s bestselling products in Japan is its Georgia series of canned coffee. Now Georgia has teamed up with the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump to produce a lineup of exclusive new cans with packaging featuring iconic manga titles.
The revamped Georgia coffee drink ca...

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The feast inside this fish’s belly is just as surprising as its pie-crust casing.
In Japan, ordering a pizza can be a mind-bending experience.
With delivery drivers turning up on reindeer bikes and offering romantic kabe-don wall pounds at your door, the pizza world can be a topsy-t...

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