Japanese Snack Reviews

I didn't expect to be doing two Zenpop "unboxing" posts in a row. In fact, I expected to review the items in the previous...

In the first few years after I returned to the U.S., I took my sister-in-law to the "Daiso Japan" shops in the Bay Area. The ...

During my earlier years in the U.S., one of my friends kindly purchased me a three-month subscription to " Try the World ." I...

Back when I was still living in Japan, people who read this blog would occasionally ask me why I didn't start a business selling the...

Several Asian snack concerns that offer monthly or bi-monthly boxes or snack surprise packages have contacted me and I've reviewed t...

When I lived in Japan and needed or wanted something which was difficult or troublesome to obtain at brick and mortar shops, I'd do...

Geography has a profound impact on who we are. Many people don't realize it, but the weather not only shapes how you respond to tempera...

Consider a hypothetical Japanese business man who is transferred to the United States for about 10 years. He wasn't interested in A...

My package from Candy Japan. Note the pretty flower tape at the top. Today's review candy, Fueramune Blue Soda Whistle Candy, come...

I used to belong to a service called "The Macintosh Book Club". It was like the Columbia Record Club, except it offered you c...

When I was still living in Japan, no small number of people contacted me about acquiring the snacks that I reviewed for them. Mostly, the...