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緑茶 (ryokucha) or Japanese green tea, is the top kind of tea that is consumed in Japan. There are many known health benefits from drinking green tea. For a beautiful life, drinking green tea is highly recommended, compared to its other tea counterparts. What is green tea made of though? And how is drinking green tea good for you? Let us at J-Subculture elaborate. Japanese green tea is made from the plant, チャノキ (chanoki), or Camellia sinensis. The image above is a picture of the flowers of

Takara Tomy is a well-known Japanese Toy manufacturer created from the merge of Takara and Tomy. This company’s toys are easy to find in Japan’s toy shops, some of the best-known franchises and hit products like Microman, Battle Beasts, Beyblade, B-Daman or Transformers are from Takara Tomy. The company also owns the rights for one of the most profitable franchises ever, Pokemon! Few weeks ago we introduced you the Pokemon Moncolle collection a stunning collection of P

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 Japane