Morinaga’s Classic Ramune Soda Tablet Candy
“Ramune (ラムネ)” is a Japanese carbonated beverage with its roots in lemonade, and the soda drink is often said to be one of Japan’s summer traditions because it is definitely sold at summer festivals....
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4 Must-Try 7 Eleven Japan Limited Cup Noodles
Instant cup noodles created with the help of famous ramen shops are popular in Japan and available at convenience stores such as 7-Eleven. Nowadays, I see some of such products sold online overseas, so...
Kuro Ame: Classic Japanese Kokuto Brown Sugar Candy
Raw brown sugar made from sugarcane, Kokuto (黒糖: meaning black sugar in Japanese), is a specialty of Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. And here, the hard candy using it called Kuro Ame (黒飴/黒あめ)...
Tokoroten: Japanese Summer Seaweed Jelly Noodles
As previously written, we Japanese sometimes enjoy Kuzukiri (葛切り) noodles as a refreshing dessert during the hot summer months. And in addition, what I introduce here, Tokoroten (ところてん), is also a traditional Japanese noodle that becomes a...
Meiji Marble Chocolate: Japan’s First Grain Chocolate
Chocolate candy became widespread rapidly from the 1920s to the 1930s in Japan. However, after that, Japanese people had difficulty getting chocolate because the import of cacao beans dropped sharply due to World War Ⅱ....
Kokuyo Harinacs: The Best Japanese Stapleless Stapler
In Japan, the share of stapleless staplers has grown since Kokuyo Harinacs was introduced into the market. Generally, stapleless staplers are said to have the following advantages over ordinary staplers. The sheets of paper...
Itoen Oi Ocha: Unsweetened Green Tea vs. Bold Green Tea
In everyday life, many Japanese people like drinking green tea or Ryokucha (緑茶) as a refreshment. Accordingly, various green tea PET bottles are available everywhere in Japan, from vending machines to convenience stores. As for...
Fujiya Milky: Best Japanese Condensed Milk Candy
Well-known for its mascot character, Peko-Chan (ペコちゃん), Fujiya (不二家) is a long-established Japanese food company founded in 1910. Initially, the maker created Pekochan as a fictional young girl character for the product Fujiya Milky,...
