Yakumi: Condiments with a Healthy Twist
Directly translated as 'medicine' (yaku) 'taste' (mi), yakumi originally served as antidotes to a variety of ailments.
The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum
Nissin Noodles honors the inventor of instant noodles with the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka.
Cat Street View Offers Purrfect Virtual Tour
Meet friendly felines along a ground-level look at a city's more traditional roads and ways.
Ramen White Paper Examines Global Ramen Trends
Conducted from October 3 to November 16, 2012, the survey of 676 ramen fans in 44 countries represented the first (known) systematic attempt to analyze the global love of ramen.
Mechanical Marvels: Japanese Tin Toys
Would you pay $50,000 for a tin can of California tomatoes?
Musical Wheelchairs Take the Stage in Tokyo
Yamaha Motorcycles and Yamaha Instruments are coming together to bring a whole new meaning to musical chairs.
New GPS Satellite Tech Accurate to Centimeters
Mitsubishi Electric’s new satellite array may become the best defense against wandering blue dot disorder.
This Flash-frozen Food Thaws Like it's Fresh
CAS technology maintains the structural integrity of frozen organic matter to preserve the freshness, texture and flavor of food—with possible applications in medicine and science as well.
An Interview With the Founder of Japan-Guide
Now with over 1,000 pages dedicated to showcasing Japan, Stefan Schauwecker started japan-guide.com as a hobby after befriending Japanese classmates at an English school in Vancouver, Canada.
Italians Taste-test Japanese Canned Coffee
Nothing beats the satisfaction of sipping a warm can of coffee fresh from the vending machine just as the weather starts to get chilly. But do Italians agree?
Char Aznable Trades His Zaku II for a Toyota
The official website for Zeonic Toyota's Char Exclusive Auris II launches with an animated preview of the concept car.
Nameless Paints Change How Kids Learn Colors
The names we assign to colors can impede our minds—and a young designer duo wants to change that.
A Kansai Home Designed Around Circular Margins
Designer Fumi Aso was named best young architect by the Architectural Institute of Japan’s Kansai chapter.
Panasonic Predicts Carpet Speakers
Smart homes of the future will have speakers in the carpet, mirrors that analyze your skin condition, beds that weigh you as you sleep—and a whole lot more.
The Tokyo Home with a 360° Mezzanine
Splitting the first and second floor of this Tokyo home is a 360-degree mezzanine surrounded by raised windows that circle around the house.
How Instant Ramen is Made
Potluck Video takes a peek inside Sun Noodles New Jersey.
A Revolutionary & Stylish Footwear Redesign
YaCHAIKA shoes maintain a chic profile while taking the pain out of walking in heels.
57% Name Instant Ramen Japan's Top Invention
More than ECG machines, electric rice cookers and the Playstation 4, a majority of Japanese pick instant ramen as the nation's top invention.
Meet the Director of the Cup Noodles Museum
Yukitaka Tsutsui explains the philosophy behind Yokohama's Cup Noodles Museum, where kids can get hands-on with their food.
Mountainside Embedded with Geothermal Homes
Explore this undulating, seven-unit residential building inserted into the side of a mountain in Kagawa Prefecture.
