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  • culture/ Feb 1, 2026

    Beans and Demons

    Every February, adults throw roasted soybeans at invisible demons and eat sushi rolls in silence facing southeast

    Roasted soybeans scattered across a dark wooden floor with a red demon mask resting in the corner.
  • food/ Jan 24, 2026

    The Sticky Subject

    Japan's most divisive breakfast — the smell, the strings, and why three packs cost less than a coffee

    Chopsticks lift sticky natto beans, trailing fine threads, from a bowl beside white rice on a wooden tray.
  • food/ Jan 2, 2026

    The Glowing Grid

    Four million vending machines line Japanese streets - selling hot coffee at mountain summits and cold beer at 3am. Why they work here when they fail everywhere else.

    A red drinks vending machine stands alone on a dirt path beside flooded rice paddies under cloudy hills.
  • culture/ Dec 31, 2025

    The 2025 Quiz

    From bear invasions to a new prime minister - test your knowledge of what made headlines in Japan this year

    Large red 2025 numerals with cartoon eyes stand on a sign before a blurred street lined with cherry blossoms.
  • culture/ Dec 31, 2025

    Stacked Wishes

    Osechi-ryori and the edible symbolism of Japanese New Year - why we eat black beans for diligence and herring roe for fertility

    Lacquered tiered boxes filled with colourful New Year foods sit on a wooden table beside a sake flask and garden view.