Japan is a great country. If nothing else, it’s a safe and relatively easy place for an ex-pat to live. However, like anywhere, it certainly…

Movie sign painters are very scarce in Japan. Once a thriving career in the golden age of cinema, only a handful of them are active…

People have been talking about this one photo that a wife posted on Twitter. One day, when the wife got out of her bath, the…

TeamLab is a group that creates art work with the latest digital technology. They are an upcoming organization displaying amazing artwork in both Japan and…

Express your creative side this autumn with an art themed stay at Hoshino Resorts Kai Sengokuhara. A special plan has been especially planned by the…

NieR Re[in]carnation (henceforth referred to as “Rein”) is a new installment in the overall Yokoverse, or timeline that spans multiple video games and other media…

The Tokyo Advertising Museum in Shinbashi is the only museum dedicated to the history of advertising in Japan. It was opened in 2002 to commemorate…

I used to work at an ESL school for young children. And while it was mostly a happy environment, I quickly grew accustomed to the…

Some children seem pre-wired, knowing precisely what buttons to push to get under your skin. You can trust me on this one. I was a…

Many people are aware of two of Japan’s most refined artistic traditions: the tea ceremony (chadō or sadō 茶道) and flower arranging (kadō 花道). But…

Sometimes it’s incredible how quickly things happen. One moment your young child is playing gleefully, and the next, they are screaming. Even more worrisome, the…

Talented special effects artist turned fashion designer MALICIOUS.X (Twitter/Instagram) crafts incredibly stylish and sometimes horrifying accessories, but her awesome masks might be appreciated at no…

Nintendo’s hit Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still going strong with more and more people around the world discovering how entertaining it can…

In recent years, Japan has been stepping up its environmental efforts. The country plans to make the 2021 Olympics entirely green, companies are cutting back…

It’s painful to watch: a frazzled single parent managing an upset or out-of-control toddler. I can picture the countless times I’ve been shopping only to…