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Japanese Kit Kats – “What’s so special about Kit-Kats?” you may be asking. Well, a lot, if you happen to live in Japan. Kit Kat consumption… more

TGIMonday! Today is that glorious day of the calendar year where we pay tribute to the barbecues and long weekends of the past by, well,… more

In the Western world, Japan has become synonymous with wacky, off-the-wall snacks. While some snacks, like Pocky, are undeniably delicious… more

Contrary to popular belief, there is so much more to Japanese cuisine than California rolls and the insulation-like bricks we call “ramen… more

To paraphrase Justin Timberlake, charabens are “a gift real special / so take off the top / take a look inside / it’s my lunch in a box.”… more

Sometimes mixing pop can go flat, like with Coke’s short-fizzed sorta orangey, cola-y OK Soda. When fused with enthusiasm though, pop… more

Drop “1984” in a game of word association and you might get back “the birth of the Mac,” “crack” or “proton packs.” George Orwell’s ghost… more

Pause your Pee-wee’s Big Adventure DVD and tell Mr. Breakfast to shut his bacon-strip gob. Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz is bringing his… more