With it’s new plant-based Whopper, all you can eat Whopper challenge, and Extreme One Pound Beef Burger, Burger King Japan sure has been busy this…

Set in Japan’s Taisho Era (1912-1926), mega popular anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (at the time of writing, its first feature film sits only…

Every year around this time, at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, one of Japan’s most famous Buddhist temples and a World Heritage Site, the “Kanji of…

This punching Amabie figurine is ready to fight off the coronavirus, or any virus that tries to come your way. The miniature figurine was designed…

Apart from the atrocities that occured on the 6th and the 9th of August in 1945, it isn’t often that we hear about the time…

Wish for endless energy, prosperous fortune, as well as the health and safety of family and friends in the New Year by gifting them with…

Watch 2020 tail off and 2021 rise in ascension with a fantastical view of the new year’s first sunrise at Kobe’s Mount Rokko. To welcome…

Demon Slayer, or Kimetsu no Yaiba 鬼滅の刃 in Japanese, is the highest-grossing Japanese film of this year. The film is based on a phenomenally popular manga…

Although some may be surprised to learn it, the kimono, far from fading away into the annals of Japanese fashion history, has not only retained…

Tokkuri are Japanese carafes used for pouring sake into smaller cups (o-choko) or glasses. With Japan having such a rich tradition in ceramics, seasoned sake…

Specialising in handmade double walled glass tumblers that feature shapes inspired by cute animals and characters, Goodglas Japan has become a bit of a hit…

Since the spring of 2020, the gold market has been on the rise, with demand for rare metal creations reaching almost record highs, reminiscent of…

The coronavirus has hit the performing arts hard, as audiences shy away from enclosed spaces. But all is not lost. Theatrical company No Meets has…

DJ, media creator and producer Afromance and his company Afro & Co. has made a name for himself with exciting experience-based events. At grape Japan,…

Sheila Cliffe, for JAPAN Forward I went to visit Maebashi the other day, to learn a little about the place, enjoy the autumn leaves and…