For passengers standing on Japanese train platforms in the brisk December air, there’s a row of red labels on the vending machine which looks particularly…

As someone who has been interested in Asian philosophy and Buddhism for many years now, I’ve tried out a few kinds of meditation here and…

Odaiba is a unique place with many attractions, retro places, malls and a wonderful beach where you can relax while drinking a beer at night…

Yesterday, the Oriental Land Company revealed new details and concept art regarding the 75 billion yen expansions coming to Tokyo Disneyland’s Fantasyland, Toontown and Tomorrowland….

Film Details Name: The Makioka Sisters (細雪 “Light Snowfall”) Director: Kon Ichikawa Released: 1983, Toho Duration:140 min Format: Color 35 mm Language: Japanese (w/ English…

Anyone who’s ever visited Harajuku for the Instagrammable rainbow-colored cotton candy, or the eccentric fashion displays in Takeshita Street will have passed through the iconic…

It’s officially winter and temperatures are plummeting by the day in Japan, which means coffee chains are busy launching new winter beverages to warm our…

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Japan has many wonderful places to visit. Among them, Kyoto has become the image of Japan in the eyes of many people. Therefore, many foreigners…

As some of our readers may know, November 29th is a particularly happy day for meat lovers in Japan. The numbers 1129 can be pronounced…

Mizuki Okada, JAPAN Forward In the future, if you’re in a hurry, you will be able to get from Tokyo to Osaka in less than…

Japan has a wide variety of dishes and it’s very interesting to see how it changes from season to season, from area to area. If…

One area in Japan now enjoying a gradual rise in popularity as a tourist destination, and a place where vacationers say they want to visit…

Note: This text is reproduced verbatim and provided courtesy of © Fuji Television Network, Inc. Playing the role of Junichi Wakamiya equivalent to ‘Watson’ in…

It’s hard to believe, but it has already been a decade now since the “K-On!” anime strummed its way into the hearts of anime fans….