All photos courtesy of Thanko Morning Toaster for Single People by Thanko When you live by yourself, cooking can be a hassle. You may just grab a piece of toast on the run and feel hungry well before lunchtime. Thanko’s new toaster for single people solves that. The top of the toaster comes equipped with a pan to cook a fried egg so that...
Pour-Over Coffee Delivered to Your Home by Free Coffee Box Gourmet coffee subscription service Japan loves pour-over coffee because of the clean, superior taste. The country serves more than a billion pour-overs each year. That method of brewing is starting to catch on here in the US too, and the timing couldn’t be better for Masa Higashida, the chief executive officer at Free Coffee...
Handmade Ceramic Grill and Tray with Handle by Kanaami-Tsuji This handmade stainless-steel grill built, with the same methods used by craftspeople in the 10th century, can be used to make a delicious slice of toast! But that’s not what this grill was originally intended for. The Kanaami grill is part of a tradition of Kanaami cooking utensils used to scoop, filter, drain, grill, etc....
All photos courtesy of Thanko Makase-tei by Thanko An automated instant noodle machine So you thought preparing a pack of instant noodles couldn’t possibly be made easier? Think again! Sure, all you have to do to make instant noodles is add hot water and wait, but Makase-tei lets you skip that laborious “add hot water” step. Let’s break it down this way: You’re hungry...
Udon for a Good Night’s Sleep by Goku no Kimochi Many of you know that udon is a traditional Japanese flour noodle that tends to be thick and white. But what do those noodles have to do with a good night’s sleep? Well Goku no Kimochi’s Suiminyo Udon is actually a comforter made to look like udon noodles, and the company says the noodle-like...
GINZA KIMONO WAS BORN in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza district. The Chitani family founded the company in 1868. Their kimonos are works of art that are sought a er by many. There is probably nothing more iconic Japanese than a kimono, but the reality today is that fewer and fewer people are wearing kimonos. In part, that’s because they are difficult to...
All photos courtesy of felissimo Penguin Suru Suru by YOU+MORE! If you think Japanese people don’t have a sense of humor, you need to check out this product. The Penguin Suru Suru makes sweeping the floor fun. As you sweep up your room, it looks like an Adélie penguin is gliding over the ice in the South Pole. Yeah, it’s silly, but it was...
NuZee Inc. of Vista, CA, a specialty coffee company and leading US single-serve pour-over coffee producer and co-packer, is out to get American consumers to wake up to the superior taste and quality of pour-over coffee. “It’s essentially a fresh-ground cup of coffee, so you get that nice coffee aroma when you open the packet,” says President and COO Travis Gorney. “Also, we believe...
OVERLOOKING THE ENTIRE region with con dence and pride from his castle grounds on horseback is the statue of Masamune Date, the feudal lord who founded Miyagi. Under his leadership, Miyagi became famous nationwide for producing superior rice and Japanese sake. With the fertile lands and being situated o the Sanriku coast— one of the three largest shing grounds in the world—Miyagi has developed...
A Unique Ramen Shop Attracts Harvard Business School The management method of “Yume Wo Katare,” a ramen shop, in Boston currently draws much attention. Tsuyoshi Nishioka opened the unique ramen restaurant in 2012. Yume Wo Katare offers the Jiro-style ramen which is known for having many die-hard ramen fans in Japan. Typically, the serving size of the Jiro-style ramen is quite big; the ramen...
