Food Archives

Takanori Nishikawa sings his love for McDonald’s beef stew pie in parody commercial

19 December 2023

Takanori Nishikawa, the frontman of T.M.Revolution, joins forces with the fast-food giant McDonald's to create a delectably enchanting commercial. This collaboration serves as a comedic lyrical parody of Takano...

HYDE produces “PSYCHO LOVE” vodka, just in time for the holidays

Erica

23 November 2023

Entertainment

Internationally acclaimed rockstar HYDE becomes the latest of Jrock legends to produce his own alcohol, "PSYCHO LOVE"—a top-tier organic vodka. Starting November 22, a limited supply is up for grabs for fans in...

Review: Try a taste of Japan’s Moon Festival with TokyoTreat snackbox

Bri

30 August 2023

Report and review

Is there a better way to appreciate nature than finding the perfect snacks to pair with the seasons? Japanese cuisine is known for having specialty flavors and ingredients that are unique to specific regions or...

DEVILOOF commemorates major debut with official whisky, sparkling wine

Erica

29 March 2023

Entertainment

Hardcore rockers DEVILOOF announced an official release of whisky and sparkling wine, available to fans living in Japan. Reservations for the mail order-only product opened on March 24, and shipping starts arou...

Review: Is Yoshiki’s energy drink “Real Gold XY” really revolutionary?

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Omatsu

22 June 2022

Entertainment, Report and review

Back in May, the legendary drummer and leader of X Japan, Yoshiki, teased and claimed that with the Coca-Cola collaboration project, we would allegedly be able to witness something "revolutionary". A week later...

Yoshiki energy drink “Real Gold XY” inspired by rock and classical music

NBT

12 May 2022

Entertainment

The allegedly "revolutionary" project teased last week by Yoshiki and Coca-Cola is now public and reveals two new energy drinks, "Real Gold X" and "Real Gold Y". Centered around Yoshiki's philosophy of "NOTHING...

Taste MIYAVI’s sake at the Mercedes-Benz restaurant in Tokyo

edoh+

5 January 2021

Entertainment

You read that correctly. The famous car company owns a restaurant, and from January 6, MIYAVI's sake will be served at their Mercedes me Tokyo "UPSTAIRS" restaurant in Roppongi. Tentatively, the announcement...

Taste testing HAKUEI’s ramen at “Ginza Hakuei”

afaenia

5 November 2020

Entertainment, Report and review

After hearing so much about HAKUEI's well-reviewed ramen shop, "Ginza Hakuei", we could no longer hold our cravings and finally decided to try it out for ourselves! So let's see how well it translates from bein...

Crystal Lake launches “DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition” coffee blend

edoh+ and afaenia

12 October 2020

Entertainment

Crystal Lake has announced a coffee collaboration with CHOP COFFEE. This blend named DARK & DEEP-Disobey Edition that ties back to their Disobey release this July, uses carefully selected Mandheling ...

Yoshiki turns into titan in “Attack on Titan”-themed commercial

NBT

2 September 2020

Entertainment, Videos

X Japan's leader and drummer Yoshiki is once again the star of the show in Asahi's Wonda Coffee commercial, this time, transforming into a titan in the 3D-animated Attack on Titan-themed commercial. The excitin...

Weird Japanese YouTube channels to kerb your boredom in 2020

edoh+

8 July 2020

Entertainment

Looking for new channels to follow? We've got your back. Below we have our list of the most obscure yet highly entertaining Japanese YouTubers we can lay our filthy mitts on. Filthy because we've learned to cut...

Eating blue ramen at the sort of Hatsune Miku ramen shop

NBT

18 November 2019

Entertainment, Report and review, Vocaloid/Virtual singer

The virtual pop star Hatsune Miku is an entity that appears in almost any medium you can think of. Her imprint stretches beyond music and is an influential character that even big companies want to have a piece...

Delicious and magical treat at BanG Dream cafe in Akihabara

Mazohyst_Kyo and NBT

7 November 2019

Entertainment, Report and review

Right in the heart of Akihabara, we’re able to find the out-of-the-world venue, Princess cafe. This place is known for the numerous otaku (nerd) collaborations they have, no matter the time of year you go, ther...

Review: Did Yoshiki create the spiciest teriyaki burger at McDonald’s?

edoh+

5 November 2019

Entertainment

Two weeks ago, Yoshiki announced a collaboration with McDonald's to drum up to the challenge of designing the spiciest teriyaki burger possible for McDonalds' 30th anniversary. The limited range named Mc ni Muc...

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