First Impression Working Women Want to Make Is Clear Skin, Japanese Survey Reveals
April is the beginning of the fiscal year for many companies in Japan, and the time of year when many new employees begin to work….
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Smell Kawaii With Chibi Mosquito Repellent Incense Cat And Anglerfish Stands From Japan
There isn’t a cute or quirky item that Japanese “adventurous” bookstore and oddity shop Village Vanguard has said no to selling, but there recent interest…
Eshi-100 Exhibition of 100 Leading Anime and Manga Illustrators in Akihabara
Eshi-100 Exhibition If you’re a manga and anime fan visiting Japan during its Golden Week holiday, which is exceptionally long this year due to Emperor’s…
Traditional Japanese Paper cutting Art Turns Pop Up Greeting Cards Into Beautiful Messages
Artists practiced in kirie, the traditional art of Japanese paper cutting, often take washi paper and make such beautiful and intricate carvings that it’s hard…
Japanese CG Crime Reenactment Maker App Released, Hilarity on Twitter Ensues
If you’ve ever watched Japanese news, you may have seen CG crime reenactments using cookie-cutter humanoid forms in blue for men and pink or red…
‘Beautiful Harmony’: Japan Releases Official Translation of ‘Reiwa’ After Mixed Reactions to New Era Name
(Written by JAPAN Forward) On the day the government announced the name of the new imperial era on on Monday, April 1, people all around…
The Heisei Era’s Best Anime Songs In One Album: Heisei Anisong Taisho Mixed By DJ Kazu
The Heisei Anime Song Grand Prix The winners of the Heisei Anisong Taisho 平成アニソン大賞 (Heisei Anime Song Grand Prix), an award to decide on the…
Japanese Voices: @17 no Gokitaku Shimasenka? #49: “Taking a Vacation From The Airwaves”
Japanese Voices 日本語のままクールジャパン is a regular series designed for learners of Japanese to enjoy real Japanese language programming from Nippon Broadcasting System, one of the…
Gorgeous Cliff Top Bonsai Trees Show Off Marvelous Miniature Landscapes
Tokyo Bonsai Lifestyle offers a range of impressive and unique celebrations of the traditional Japanese art of bonsai, as we saw last year with their…
See Your Own Giant Head Floating Above Tokyo’s Skies? Art Project “Masayume” Soliciting Participants
The Tokyo Tokyo Festival, an initiative led by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo to drum up excitement in the run-up to the…
Heart of Everyday Life: British Pub vs Japanese Izakaya
Written by Sara Doel for JAPAN Forward The pub — short for “public house” — has long been established as part of daily life in…
Japanese Voices: @17 no Gokitaku Shimasenka? #48: “Assebu Theater”
Japanese Voices 日本語のままクールジャパン is a regular series designed for learners of Japanese to enjoy real Japanese language programming from Nippon Broadcasting System, one of the…
Kamakura Passes Ordinance Against Eating On The Go: Ill-Mannered Tourists To Blame
Kamakura: a famous tourist destination Famous for its dozens of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, including Kotoku-in with its Great Buddha statue, as well as…
Tokyo Tower’s New Digital Sakura Mapping Installation Lets You Make Cherry Blossoms Fall With Your Hands
While the traditional way to celebrate Japan’s famed cherry blossom season is to enjoy sakura viewing with a hanami party, in recent years artistic digital…
Japanese Bar Throws Consolatory Farewell Parties For Workers Who Never Got One
One nearly universally practiced customs at Japanese companies is the sobetsukai, or farewell party thrown for workers retiring or as is often the case, transferring…