Delicious watermelon, people in yukata dancing Bon Odori, impressive fireworks at night, dozens of flavors of kakigoori (shaved ice), cicadas’ sound, nagashi soumen; all are…

Japan is surrounded by waters, but besides the Pacific Ocean, you can also find plenty of lakes and rivers, all being the home of a…

As vaping and E-cigarettes continue to become more popular in Japan, more and more manufacturers are modeling their products after target=”_blank”>kiseru–traditional pipes used to smoke…

In Japan, there is a traditional poem known as 辞世, jisei, or death poem. With origins in Zen Buddhism, such poems are written by authors,…

Smartphones have changed the camera and film industry. Analogue photography film producer Kodak filed for bankruptcy back in 2012, although Japanese Fujifilm successfully diversified and…

With many working from home as a countermeasure against the spread of the novel coronavirus, Japanese manufacturers are taking notice and providing extra isolation methods…

It’s hard to walk through a toy shop and not feel a little nostalgic. The home of anime, Japan has more than its fair share…

The season when you can enjoy the beautiful autumn foliage and a multitude of reds, yellows, oranges hues is almost here and one of the…

Kadokawa announced today that Nagaru Tanigawa’s watershed Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, which inspired an internationally famous anime adaption and the “Hare Hare Yukai” dance,…

Pregnancy, I’ve been told, is tough all around. From morning sickness to mood swings, without a doubt it sounds like a gargantuan undertaking just to…

Kanji Takahashi, Sankei Shimbun, JAPAN Foward The Japanese government is set to green-light robot delivery services using public roads, with the aim of starting operations…

A noodle restaurant “Men (Noodle) cuisine Asabutei” in Asabu jyuban sho-tengai, Tokyo, started vegan Udon menu. Since there are many embassies and consulates of 23…

With fear of the coronavirus all pervasive, companies are scrambling to come up with products to meet the demand for reassurance. Case Mate, a leading…

Taro Okamoto was a radical artist of a kind that doesn’t exist anymore. The kind to write an essay entitled The Japanese People Must Explode…

Nostalgic gamers in Japan now have a spot to relive their favorite retro Japanese games — in Tokyo’s video gaming mecca, no less. Tokyo Video…