Welcome back! As I said last week, we have lots of catching up to do! So, let’s start at the

This year I started the column to not only convey my love of konbini [コンビニ] to the world (well okay,

The o-seibo winter gift giving season is upon us and that means that we need to get our thinking caps

A few months ago GH editor Paul asked me if I was interested in being the special guest on a

Last week I promised that I would write about that dark horse, my dear Mr. Family Mart and his mysterious

My poor boyfriend features in this week’s column and I am eternally grateful for having someone like him who not

Boy, was this summer hot! Really, really hot! I don’t remember it being so bad last year, but then again,

I know this might be a little early, especially since it’s still summer, but I couldn’t resist sneaking it in

Since I started this column I’ve had emails, messages and face-to-face conversations with people who’ve said they enjoy reading it

Two weeks ago I wrote about my decision to hang up my partying shoes and stop drinking for my health.

This week I decided to go for something a bit different and talk about the seating areas that are designed

This week’s column is a little different from previous ones. For starters, I have some news…

How’s everyone holding out with the humidity and all this rain? Yeah, probably the same as me. Rainy season always

Two weeks ago I wrote about my ‘break-up’ with 7-Eleven and the need to expand my horizons in search of new

Last week I wrote about 7-Eleven’s new bread range and how I was disappointed with it. This week I discovered

Last week I wrote about the new summer products currently being showcased at 7-Eleven. I want to continue that theme

Summer is coming, and with that come new konbini [コンビニ] products! Although I visit konbini every single day, I pop

Obento [お弁当] or simply bento [弁当], is the Japanese equivalent of a lunchbox. Consisting of tiny sections of food including

This week I promised to write about anpan [あんパン], and I have delivered. Known as the KING, or perhaps QUEEN

This week I had originally planned to write about anpan [あんパン], possibly THE most famous type of bread or pan