Peering Into 2021: Tanjiro Kamado Battles Big Tech
Peter Tasker, Arcus Research, for JAPAN Forward In the year of the coronavirus, more than one sixth of the entire Japanese population went to the…
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Japanese workspace service proposes “new workstyle” linking telework & all-you-can-drink wine
Japanese telework space sharing app Telespe テレスぺ, operated by Telework Technologies Co., Ltd., has teamed up with the Shinjuku branch of Wine Bar ESOLA to…
A Japanese cat named ‘Joy’ brings something special to her owner every night
Instagrammer joyandtreasure (joyandtreasure) lives with three cats under the same roof. As you can imagine, many peculiar things occur regularly with so many felines in…
AI chatbot introduced to tackle alarming rise in coronavirus-related suicides
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has urged people who are struggling with depression to “have the courage to consult someone” in response to an alarming spike…
A trip to Todoroki Valley, Tokyo’s tucked-away green oasis
Tokyo has its share of immaculately manicured gardens and even has some spacious parks, but it’s hard to find a place of untended nature where…
Don’t look now but something has appeared from the rice cooker
People are busy in the morning. Preparing breakfast and making lunches for their children…maybe a little help around the house would be appreciated, right? Twitter…
Owner has a chuckle at playful shiba inu in the snow
Although white winters are likely more common elsewhere globally, certain regions in Japan receive a healthy amount of snow reliably every year. Although school may…
Eiji Tamura, artist behind colorful, street art-style dog paintings to hold Tokyo exhibition
Dogs are incredibly expressive creatures. Through a variety of body movements, sounds — and most importantly, facial expressions — humans are able to create a…
Cats Crash This Online Nomikai
Technology has radicalized the way we socialize with friends and family over the last 20 years. So, luckily, although most countries were not prepared for…
Indian village disco takes over Shibuya for New Year’s Eve 2020
この投稿をInstagramで見る Tom Feiling(@tomfeiling68)がシェアした投稿 Thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, New Year’s Eve in Tokyo was always going to be a subdued affair, even by the…
Kyoto hotel opens gorgeous traditional machiya style Hello Kitty room
If you’ve ever visited or even stayed at traditional places in Kyoto, you might have come across the word machiya (町屋). The term directly translates…
Playful but adorable pets distract their owners teleworking during the holiday season
With the pandemic in full swing, and a new, highly infectious strain of the virus beginning to spread, you can’t blame anyone from wanting to…
During pandemic youth-centred used clothing stores look to online portal Out in Kyoto
For brick and mortar retailers, surviving the pandemic is tough, and only getting tougher. Japan recently banned non-resident foreign nationals temporarily from entering the country…
Adorable hamster mugs provide a relaxing tea time
There’s a pet boom in Japan. People love not only dogs and cats but also, of course, hamsters! Sometimes, Japanese apartments don’t allow tenants to…
Japanese laundromat users find a heartwarming notebook
Twitter user Toto (@Thort_100) recently tweeted a post that was highly viewed on the SNS platform. One day, Toto went to a coin laundromat, where…