The New Year has just started but some companies are already preparing for Spring, which means Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Season in Japan. Asahi Super Dry has announced its new label design, which features beautiful cherry blossoms with a bright pink background. Perfect for all of the Hanami parties in Ueno Park. But all of you beer-drinkers out there don’t get too excited, since the new … Continue reading Asahi Super Dry Is Ready For Sakura Season!

Saga Prefecture has joined forces with Street Fighter II for the “Street Fighter Saga” promotion. And who better to be the new tourism ambassador of this event than “Sagat” himself! Of course, it makes sense to name Sagat the ambassador of the Street Fighter Saga prefecture, but there is a little more to his new title. Saga prefecture has become a tourist attraction for people … Continue reading Saga Prefecture And Street Fighter II Team Up!

Are you a salaryman with a love of Japanese monsters, but can never find that perfect monster tie?  Do you want to look like someone that was just trampled by a bunch of mini-Godzillas? Well, look no further than this Godzilla Footprint tie! Alma Bianca, Co. has started taking orders for this cool tie with a design of Godzilla footprints. I was surprised at how … Continue reading Godzilla Footprint Tie Orders Begin!

Japanese food and beverage companies always have some weird and fun advertising ideas, so a Japanese lemon-flavored drink that wants you to succeed seems like an obvious thing to have in Japan, right? Well, grab a bottle of Suntory Food International’s C.C. Lemon and power-up for school! Beginning at the end of December 2017, C.C. Lemon began their “Ganbare-mon!” campaign. “Ganbare” basically means “You can … Continue reading Japanese Lemon Drink Wants You To Pass Your School Exams!

Everyone is getting ready for Valentine’s Day and White Day in Japan, and what better way to celebrate than with cake! The Osaka New Hankyu Hotel has two delicious-looking cakes for all of the lovebirds in Osaka, Japan. From February 1 to February 28, 2018, you can buy a chocolate tiramisu cake for Valentine’s Day. From March 1 to March 31, 2018 you can buy … Continue reading Osaka New Hankyu Hotel Valentine’s Day and White Day Cakes!

If you are thinking of stepping-up your sneakers for the New Year, and you are super into Japanese Yen, then look no further than the Nike Air Money “Japanese Yen”. This shoe from Nike was just released at the beginning of January 2018, and it has been turning heads since it came out. The Nike Air Money “Global Currency Pack” shoe series honors the different … Continue reading Nike Air Money Japanese Shoes!

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that it will be partnering with Amazon, Pizza Hut, and three other companies to develop services using self-driving electric vehicles. Like this one: The Pizza Car! The concept is basically a self-driving car with a person making pizzas inside. Now that is what I call pizza delivery! But that’s not all, because they also have a Hotel Car! This concept imagines … Continue reading Toyota Announces Self-Driving Pizza And Hotel Cars!

Gamers around the world be careful how addicted you are to your favorite game, or you might be diagnosed with “gaming disorder”! The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that they will be adding “gamin disorder” to the International Classification of Diseases. But what is “gaming disorder”? In short, its a pattern of gaming behavior in which you can’t control your desire to game, and gaming … Continue reading “Gaming Disorder” Classified As New Disease!

Anyone that has traveled to Japan will tell you that “konbini” (convenience stores) are super convenient and all-around awesome places to grab some cheap/good eats. Oh…and they’re everywhere! Well, now there is even more. Seven-Eleven Japan announced that by the end of the month there will be 20,000 Seven-Eleven stores n Japan! You will literally have them on every street corner, and in the middle … Continue reading Number Of Seven-Eleven Stores Now Over 20,000 in Japan!

The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in Japan recently announced that in 2017, approximately 607,000 couple were married in Japan. Unfortunately, this was about 13,000 less than in 2016. This was the fifth consecutive year that marriage rates have declined, and the smallest number of marriages since the end of World War II! Not great news for a country that is already struggling with … Continue reading Number Of Marriages Declining in Japan!