You tell them it’s time to turn off the video games and do their homework, and there is a battle. You ask them to take…

Bedtime is always a problem with an infant. If a tired mother and father can actually get their little one to lie down, who knows…

It’s stressful times. No surprises there. However, it’s sad to see individuals bickering and berating one another when we should be coming together. Nevertheless, that’s…

Rinko Murata Popular Japanese model Rinko Murata 村田倫子 is no stranger to brand direction. In addition to her career as a runway model, a fashion…

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,…

Robert D. Eldridge, PhD, for JAPAN Forward As readers who have lived here for any length of time will recognize, Japan has been slow to…

A conservative society, Japan has struggled with stigmas surrounding disabilities and developmental disorders. However, headline events in recent years are underlining the importance of acceptance…

Japanese culture developed, in many ways, independently from the rest of Asia. A phenomenon known as ガラパゴス化, the Galapagos effect, this branching off from mainland…

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…

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…

Animal Crossing New Horizons has undoubtedly been one of the high points of a 2020 otherwise overshadowed by pandemic pandemonium and a postponed Olympics. It…

Animal videos are always entertaining. Simply taking a few minutes to watch pets being derps, i.e. r/AnimalsBeingDerps, always brightens my day. On the other hand,…

“Do you believe in ghosts?” While the question sounds like the rhetorical opening to an episode of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” it always…