Food & Condiment Scandals

Tabasco Pipeline Leak Causes Spicy Rainfall Over Rural Prefecture

October 16, 2025

A pipeline meant to streamline condiment logistics has instead baptized a prefecture in hot sauce. TTT investigates the rise of infrastructural gastronomy and the dangers of treating condiments as utilities.

Matcha Shortage Sparks Global Panic and “Green Dust Rationing” Policy

A global matcha shortage has triggered influencer panic, café rationing, and scientific efforts to recreate green powder from kale and guilt. TTT investigates the ceremonial-grade chaos, one tin at a time.

September 4, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

Nationwide Backlash as Tokyo Café Serves “Hyper-Spicy Ramen”

A Tokyo café’s “Hyper-Spicy Ramen” is causing customers to see visions, relive childhood memories, and recite

Tokyo Convenience Stores Begin Offering Emotion Meal Packs

Tokyo convenience stores have begun selling “Emotion Meal Packs”, prepackaged doses of curated sentimentality. Located beside

SoyGate Part 3: Soy Sauce Revolution

Food & Condiment Scandals

July 13, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

Japan’s condiment crisis has reached full-scale rebellion. Furious citizens demand the return of full-sized soy sauce bottles as supermarkets brace for chaos. Underground smugglers, emergency legislation, and corporate deception. This is the battle for seasoning justice.

SoyGate Part 2: Leaked Documents Reveal Shadowy Condiment Industry Plot

Food & Condiment Scandals

June 19, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

Leaked documents reveal a shocking decades-long plot by condiment executives to shrink soy sauce bottles without public notice. Secret corporate memos, undercover whistleblowers, and rising consumer outrage. SoyGate is unfolding fast, and the fight for full-sized condiments has begun.

SoyGate Part 1: Soy Sauce Bottles Keep Shrinking

Food & Condiment Scandals

June 5, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

Soy sauce bottles are shrinking. But food companies insist nothing has changed. Conspiracy theorists demand answers, consumers measure bottles in protest, and restaurants discreetly adjust portion sizes. Is this the condiment scandal of the decade?

Surge in Demand for “Ugly Vegetables” Supermarkets Now Falsely Damaging Produce for Aesthetic Appeal

Food & Condiment Scandals

June 1, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

The surge in demand for “ugly vegetables” has taken a bizarre turn. Supermarkets are now intentionally bruising produce to make it appear more authentic. Misshapen carrots, scratched eggplants, and dented cucumbers are hitting shelves at premium prices. Is food fraud reaching new levels of absurdity?

Japanese Bakeries Caught Injecting Extra Air into Bread

Food & Condiment Scandals

May 22, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

Japanese bakeries exposed for injecting excess air into bread to cut costs. Furious consumers demand denser loaves, new regulations, and justice for lost dough. The fight for honest bread begins.

Japan Accidentally Declares Sushi Illegal

Food & Condiment Scandals

May 3, 2025

by Kenji Takayama

Japan mistakenly bans sushi nationwide, triggering chaos. Restaurants scramble, citizens riot, and raw fish lovers face their worst nightmare, wasabi protests are incoming.