JapantownA collection of 11 posts

Support local Asian small businesses — feasting and vibing, all the while...

Sure, you may have had your fair share of experiments with instant ramen, green-tea Kit Kats, and Hi-Chew candies, but there is an entire world in each Japanese supermarket filled with the potential to completely change your meal and snack game....

If you’re a big fan of ramen — and I mean freshly made noodles with complex broth, not Maruchan instant –you’ll want to get over to Japantown on July 19 and 20 for Ramen Street....

If you’ve been to Dimples on Post Street, chances are things got weird. So, it will come as no surprise to those who had the chance to frequent this private room karaoke bar in Japantown, that some shady practices were taking place right before our eyes....

Japantown is a real treat for art and design lovers. With unique imported finds at great prices, happy animal faces everywhere, and a singing toilet that offers polite greetings in the New People building, I find myself seeking refuge there at least once a week....

By Nicole Grant Kriege...

There is an old woman who lives in the burbs of Los Angeles and stands at nipple height whom I call “halmuhnee.” That’s grandmother in Korean....

I always assumed that when the small person growing inside me moved out, I would — BOOM — feel like the quintessential mother....

My introduction to Lolita culture happened about 10 years ago. One of my Japantown rituals was to spend an hour flipping through all the pricey, cutting-edge Japanese fashion mags that I couldn’t afford at Kinokuniya Stationery....

Sometimes a TV show theme song best sums up a situation. When a friend of mine got caught smoking at boarding school, her punishment included writing a letter to her parents about the incident....