With a spinoff anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon airing in Japan from October 3rd, 2020 is going to be a very exciting year for fans of…

Yosakoi and the Yosakoi Festival With festivals and competitions held in over 200 locations in Japan, as well as in countries such as the US,…

With so many people around the world focused on the Nintendo Switch title Animal Crossing: New Horizons, interest in the fun, community-building game only continues…

Have you heard of kendama けん玉? A traditional Japanese skill toy, kendama has a handle (ken), a pair of cups, and a ball (tama), all…

Pokemon manhole covers in Japan If you’ve been following Pokemon-related goings-on in Japan, you may have heard of Pokemon-themed manhole covers. If the existence of…

There was DJ Marshmello last year, Scott Travis in April of this year, EDM celebrity DJs Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki and Deadmau5, as well as…

Isshindo is a Japanese company that creates products that add a modern twist to traditional Japanese items. One of their products, for example, repurposes the…

You meet all kinds of people living as an ex-pat in Japan. Perhaps this is typical of minority communities, but there seems to be a…

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) brought a new era of console gaming when it was first released. Some of the games for the NES at…

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…

Many of the passionate fans of the wildly popular My Hero Academia franchise have surely already purchased their fair share of anime goods, and some…

Whether it’s for the (then) world debut of ruby chocolate, rare volcanic chocolate, or cacao fruit chocolate, Kit Kat has always offered their most premium…

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…

Japan’s tourism industry has suffered this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Cherry blossom season in March and April saw parks closed to curb…