Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Lagunasia Theme Park Collaboration begins in March
Lagunasia (ラグナシア) / Laguna Ten Bosch is a multi-purpose resort located in the picturesque city of Gamagōri in the Aichi prefecture. The marine resort is…
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Japan has a website mapping complaints of neighborhoods with noisy children
Over the past year, situations like enforced work-from-home conditions and schools closing down have pushed many Japanese people to spend more time at home than…
Is Japan really a nation of nature lovers?
The idea that Japanese people have a particularly close relationship to nature, which westerners have somehow lost, is deeply ingrained in how the Japanese perceive…
Kids gathering around a cigarette machine? On closer inspection, it wasn’t what it seemed to be
As anyone who has visited Japan will probably know, the country allows cigarettes to be purchased in vending machines, but only to adults (20 and…
Cafe staffed by robots piloted by people with disabilities opening in Tokyo in 2021
OriHime is a charming Japanese robot. Like most robots made in Japan, it’s full of circuitry, programming chips, and has an exterior human-like shell. Though…
Get your work done before you even leave the station with Coco Desk
Mr. Yamamoto awoke with a loud grunt. He glanced down at his watch. Already 06:30 AM!? Memories of the night before came flooding back. A…
A Japanese fairy story: Urashima Tarō and the Dragon Palace beneath the sea
Urashima Tarō （浦島太郎）is one of the most famous fairy stories in Japan, known to millions of elementary schoolchildren. One day a young fisherman named Urashima…
‘W-Junji’s Back Alley’ merchandise now on sale at Graveyard Gallery in Nakano
‘W-Junji’s Back Alley’ is a collaboration between world-famous horror manga artist Junji Ito and master ghost storyteller Junji Inagawa. Original merchandise from ‘W-Junji’s Back Alley’…
How the Great Fire of 1657 shaped modern Tokyo
Take a stroll around modern Tokyo and the city appears to be the epitome of orderly peace and calm. It’s hard to believe that it…
Yubari: the oldest town in the world may offer Japan a taste of things to come
Yubari is a town in Hokkaido. It has the highest average age of any town in Japan, and probably the world. Indeed, its population is…
Japanese university and high school have their graduation ceremony in Animal Crossing
With the ongoing pandemic, many schools and universities have postponed and canceled large events in order to avoid crowds. Naturally, graduation ceremonies qualify as such,…
SEGA 60th Anniversary Official Bootleg DJ Mix details, opening track preview released
SEGA Corporation has released a list of all 60 tracks included in their highly-anticipated non-stop DJ mix album “SEGA 60th Anniversary Official Bootleg DJ Mix,”…
Online lottery for the popular anime series Ikebukuro West Gate Park now available online
Ikebukuro West Gate Park, also abbreviated as IWGP, was released last year during the fall season and was arguably one of the most exciting of…
Oblaat Taberato Disney character edible prints: Just cut and paste onto your food
Character bento and characters’ dishes, in general, are very popular in Japan, and the most frequent characters you will spot in the kids’ lunch boxes…
Kotonari Kyoto Picture Book Exhibition starting in March 2021 at Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto will hold the first exhibition event, Kotonari Kyoto, this year, in March. The concept of the event is ai ga entame de bunka o terasu 愛がエンタメで文化を照らす,…