Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
“Tokuho (トクホ, 特保)” is the shortened term for “Tokutei Hoken-Yo Shokuhin (特定保険用食品: Food for Specified Health Uses or FOSHU)” whose permission is granted by the Japanese government. The foods are meant for specified health...
Recently, at a vending machine outside, I ran across Japan’s first relaxation drink “Chill Out” which became a popular topic a while ago as opposed to the energy drink fad. I knew about it...
As “Kuro-Mame (黒豆)” literally means “black bean” in Japanese, people who are not familiar with Japanese food might not know what kind of bean it is. Kuro-Mame (黒豆) Kuromame, also called “Kuro-Daizu (黒大豆)” or...
A TV commercial that I often saw when I was small left a great impact on me and even now when I find the product “Aojiru (青汁)”, an actor’s line in the commercial saying...
Known as one of the pickles that represent Japan, Umeboshi is a plum that has been pickled in salt. The plum fruit prepared to make Umeboshi is called “Ume (梅)”, which doesn’t become sweet...
I love the functional carbonated beverage “Red Bull” but sometimes crave the familiar taste of my long-time favorite Japanese energy drinks. When it comes to Japanese energy drink classics, I think many Japanese people will...
Today in Japan, there are a wide variety of energy drinks available, which can be bought not only in convenience stores and supermarkets but also from vending machines that can be found in every...
Unlike the Kombucha, also known as tea mushroom or tea fungus, that is consumed in countries other than Japan, Japanese “Kombu-Cha (昆布茶, こんぶ茶: literally Kombu Tea)” is a seaweed tea made from powdered kombu...
