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Food

Love Takoyaki? Here Are 5 Local Shops That Can Satisfy Your Cravings

Try the best takoyaki from local businesses across the Metro. Takoyaki, a popular street food from Japan, has found its way to Manila, and people love it! Traditionally made with batter and minced octopus, this fried dough ball electrifies taste buds with its savory topping and unique filling. Nowadays, our very own bakers are getting […]

Travel

Japan eases its border restrictions

Are you looking forward to ticking Japan off your bucket list or do you want to head back to the Land of the Rising Sun? Well, here’s some good news for travel bugs out there: Japan will allow short-term business travelers, foreign students, and other visa holders to enter the country. Tourists are still barred […]

Current Events

Golfer Yuka Saso chooses to become a Japanese citizen

Japanese law dictates that dual citizens must select their nationality by 22 years old. Another sporting icon slips from the country’s grasps as the reigning US Women’s Open champion, Filipino-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso, has opted to become a full-fledged Japanese citizen. Under Japanese law, those who hold dual citizenship like the 20-year-old Saso must select their […]

Current Events

Japan’s Princess Mako finally marries non-royal boyfriend

Princess Mako of Japan has finally tied the knot with her non-royal boyfriend, Kei Komuro, officially marking her departure from the Japanese royal family. On Tuesday at around 10 a.m., the pair registered their marriage at the local ward office. Mako has notably skipped the traditional royal wedding rites and declined a payment offered to […]

Travel

LOOK: UNIQLO just opened its first-ever cafe and it’s as sophisticated as their stores

The LifeWear brand is taking up another one of life’s essentials: coffee! Inside Uniqlo’s massive 12-story flagship store in Tokyo’s glamorous Ginza district, a new section is leaving lovers of the LifeWear brand swoon: UNIQLO CafÃ©, the fashion retailer’s first-ever foray into food and beverage, located at the topmost level of the building. The quaint, minimalist […]

Japan mulls implementing a four-day work week to prevent “death from overwork”

Do you think the same could be applied in the Philippines? In what is seen as a landmark shift in company culture, Japanese employers are now considering cutting the working week from the typical five days down to just four as part of the country’s series of new economic policy guidelines to steer itself through […]

LOOK: A PokÃ©mon theme park styled like a “Safari Zone” is set to open in Japan

First, the classic Japanese franchise brought the game to life with Niantic’s PokÃ©mon Go!, a mobile game where virtual trainers get to “catch” PokÃ©mon amid an augmented reality landscape. Now, The PokÃ©mon Company is taking it a rung higher by revealing its latest creation: PokÃ©mon Wonder. Billed as a nature-themed park build for “nature adventure,” PokÃ©mon Wonder […]

What’s in a Yakuza Tattoo?

The yakuza, a mafia-like Japanese criminal organization, has been notorious for centuries for their strict code of conduct and criminal exploits. The gang has been known to terrorize (and help) neighborhoods in Japan up until this day. Even more famous than their criminal activities are their extensive body art. Many members of the gang are […]

FamilyMart Japan Launches Own Clothing Line Called “Convenience Wear”

FamilyMart Japan is taking “convenience” in “convenience store” to another level! The Japanese brand known for their wide array of food choices and other essentials has ventured into creating comfortable fashion pieces as part of their “Convenience Wear” line. They even tapped Hiromichi Ochiai, the founder of the streetwear brand Facetasm, to be the creative […]

Spectacular Cherry Blossoms Around the World

Itâ€™s Sakura season and these are the beautiful places around the world to witness the cherry blossoms. They're worth including in your itinerary.

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Get Ready for the Official Yu-Gi-Oh Millennium Puzzle Kit

Bandai has captured the hearts of OG Yu-Gi-Oh fans around the world with their recent announcement to release an official Yu-Gi-Oh Millennium Puzzle kit. The toy maker giant is planning to come out with a 33-piece Millennium Puzzle model courtesy of Ultimagear, its new brand of toy models. True to the heart of the show, […]

Sakura Circle: The “Little Tokyo” in Antipolo

“Entering a city within a city.” This is how Sakura Circle would describe the experience of being in Antipolo’s “Little Tokyo.” Sakura Circle is a Japanese-themed place that has various food stalls, a Japanese store, and even a salon! You won’t run out of choices here–from Japanese products, grilled food, Eurasian fusion food, ribs and […]

The world’s oldest living person will carry the Japan Olympics torch this month

This month, the world is set to witness a unique world record be broken during the opening of the postponed Tokyo Olympics: on March 25, we are going to see the oldest Olympic torchbearer. Kane Tanaka, a 118-year old Japanese woman, is primed to “take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of […]

Sakura Hanami: Where Cherry Blossoms, Milk Tea, and All Things Pink Abound

Cherry blossom season is here! While we still can’t fly over to Japan and join the Hanami festivals, there are places you can visit around the Metro that will make you feel like you’ve stepped into a portal to the Land of the Rising Sun. If you love flowers, milk tea, and all things pink, […]

Cop This Cute Cherry Blossom Collection from Starbucks Philippines

Wishing you could fly to Japan right now and walk through its streets lined with beautiful cherry blossoms? Although we can’t go to our dream destinations at the moment, there are still many ways for us to enjoy things from places we wish we were in right now–take the Starbucks Cherry Blossom Collection 2021 for […]

Enjoy Fluffy Japanese Bread with the Gold Series by Fuwa Fuwa

Are you a fan of the fluffy Japanese bread from Fuwa Fuwa? There’s a new “golden” series for you to enjoy! “Experience the taste of gold” with Fuwa Fuwa’s new Premium Loaf, Whole Wheat Loaf, Chocolate with Orange Peel Mini Loaf, Butter Mini Loaf, and Raisin Rolls. Photo: Facebook/FuwaFuwaGold Japanese bread Fuwa Fuwa is already […]