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Japan is a country filled to the brim with avid chopstick users. People acquire the skill to use chopsticks from an early age. Since chopsticks are a big part of Japanese food culture, you can find them in all sorts of designs in Japan. We at J-Subculture like to keep tabs on the assorted designs of chopsticks and today we'd like to talk about combat chopsticks! It's about time you've ditched the drab, wooden ones, isn't it? Man, do I know the struggle...  So combat chopsticks--what are th

Furikake is a Japanese topping which usually is a mixture of dried tuna, sesame seeds, salt, sliced or seasoned seaweed, etc. Furikake is mainly used to sprinkle over steamed rice and noodles, but it is also used for salads, soups, pasta and sushi rolls.   Here it goes a brief history… Around 1912, a pharmacist called Mr. Suekichi Yoshimaru of Futaba, came up with the idea to make a product with ground fish bones to compensate for a lack of calcium in the Japanese diet. Small fish w

Instant and cup noodles are a well known Asian and Japanese food. In fact instant noodles were invented by Mr Momofuku Ando which is probably one of the most important persons in Japan´s modern history. His company´s name is known around the world and the first one to produce instant noodles, Nissin Foods. This company´s main product, the well known "Cup Noodle" it is sold throughout the world.  According to a poll made in Japan on year 2000,

【J-SUB Shop Product Introductions – Beauty & Health related Items】 High in demand also at our company, we introduce you to a very popular series of skin care products from Japan! In this article we talk about the basic skin care lines of HADALABO GOKUJUN Moisturizing Skin Care (肌研 極潤), HATOMUGI Skin Conditioner (ハトムギ化粧水), KIKUMASAMUNE Sake Skin Care (日本酒化粧水) & MUJI Sensitive Skin Care (MUJI 化粧水): These 4 brands are much appreciated in J