Japanese Snack Reviews

I've mentioned in my other blog that the Japanese don't do April Fool's day and I was always immensely grateful for that. I...

I subscribe to a web site which shows retro ads for various products as well as one that takes old recipes and tries them out to see if ...

As I've mentioned before, Nestle Japan has changed its marketing. The days of a revolving door or weird flavors seem to be over. Ind...

Click this for a much bigger version that you can read, if you read Japanese. Krispy Kreme Japan started selling mini donuts on February 22...

If there is one thing I've learned since coming to Japan and paying attention to what is going on with food, it's that the Japanese...

Really, do I need to even comment on this? Doors. Swinging. You know how many ways.

 Click this picture to see a bigger version with more detail. My husband was given a plastic packet with two samples of grape Halls cough d...

For the summer, Starbucks Japan is offering some exotic options. Since they accommodate English speakers by writing more of their advertisin...

Click this image to load a bigger one, because, you know, you really want to see that face up closer and with more detail. When I saw this ...

My husband and I went out last weekend in search of an available iPad (for him, not me) with no success, but I did catch this ad on the tra...