The street art scene in Tokyo
Mention street art in Tokyo, and anyone familiar with the city will wonder what you’re talking about. Sharp eyed observers might have spotted a few…
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Sanrio Entertainment, PwC Consulting collab for research project on kawaii & consumer behaviour
A kawaii collaboration Why is one of the world’s biggest management consultancies teaming up with the creators of Hello Kitty? On 20th May, Sanrio Entertainment…
What did old Edo look like?
Tokyo is built on the site of the old city of Edo. There are few traces of the old city, but the street pattern of…
Deep snow on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route best seen in June
With temperatures steadily climbing in lowland Japan, it’s worth bearing in mind that the Japan Alps offer a welcome break from the heat of late…
Tea Mindfulness at Jōbokuin Temple with CHA-Link and Rica Takeuchi, Miss Tea Ambassador
A couple of weeks ago, I got invited for a tea mindfulness experience conducted by CHA-Link and my dear friend, Rica Takeuchi, who is also the founder of CHA-Link….
What is ORIOBI？Reviving Japan’s treasures through beautifully recycled OBI
ORIOBI is a brand created by Mami, a Japanese artist, that took two elements of the Japanese culture: the Japanese art of folding paper, Origami, and…
Jump Heroes unite for the new Jump Chi Heroes Mobile Game TV Commercial
Jump Chi Heroes (ジャンプチ ヒーロー janpuchi hīrōzu) is a Japanese mobile game that mostly features characters from the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga. The bubble wrap RPG…
Lotte Coolish melon soda float ice cream is back with a fancier retro design
Japan’s drinkable ice cream Lotte Coolish brings back after two years one of their most popular flavors, the Melon Soda(float), in a new retro and…
Top ten tea sweets: Japanese people rank their favorites
Japan has a rich culture when it comes to tea, and there are many assortments and plenty of blends you can choose from for your…
Original Soundtrack for “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” Now on Sale
Whether you are an anime fan or not, it is probably impossible not to be familiar with the Japanese animator and film director, Mamoru Hosoda, or…
VOCE’s beautiful body issue features Riho Yoshioka, Taisuke Fujigaya and Kento Nakajima
The July issue of VOCE magazine has been dubbed ‘the beautiful body issue.’ Gracing the cover of VOCE for the first time is actress Riho…
Finally, a Statue for General Higuchi who Saved Thousands of Jews from Nazi Persecution
The statue would recognize Higuchi’s humanitarian achievements saving 20,000 Jews under Nazi persecution, just before the start of World War II. By Noboru Okabe (Sankei…
The Japanese stars Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino are getting married for real!
Actors Yui Aragaki (新垣 結衣) and Gen Hoshino (星野 源) declared in a post on Instagram that they are officially getting married. この投稿をInstagramで見る Gén Hoshino…
Sustainable shrimp crackers co-developed by Japanese H.S. students in SDGs project go on sale
Keishindō 桂新堂, a company founded in Nagoya in 1866 which specializes in shrimp-flavored crackers known as ebi-senbei (えびせんべい or 海老煎餅), has announced the sale of…
How Tokyo’s department stores got their big start
The first modern department store in Japan was Mitsukoshi, which was founded in 1904. But in common with most of the country’s most venerable department…