Two packages of bright red strawberries in a Japanese store - Robert Alexander/Getty Images Japan is a nation comprised of four main islands (and over 14,000 smaller ones), which means space is at a ...

Six summers ago, I traveled to Japan and was introduced to Japanese fruit sandos. I was skeptical about them at first because cream and fruit in a sandwich didn’t seem that appealing. However, the ...

In a region shaped by one of history's difficult pasts, Konagai’s fruit-shaped bus stops offer a gentle kind of joy.

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

The fruit-shaped bus stops in Nagasaki are inspired by Cinderella's pumpkin-shaped carriage ...