Bijinga (美人画) translates as “beautiful woman picture” in Japanese, and the paintings under this genre are nothing if not true to their name. During the…

© PR Times, Inc. 「お茶と酒 たすき」Ocha to Sake Tasuki is a tea parlor, cafe and bar based in the picturesque neighborhood of Gion in Kyoto,…

2020 has obviously been an extremely difficult year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic both for private citizens and companies alike. The restaurant industry has…

From niche to mainstream Interests and cultural phenomena that were once “niche” have the potential to go mainstream. In Japan, such was the case with…

66-year-old Fumiyo Kohinata is a veteran actor who is a regular presence in Japanese TV dramas and films. Recently, he has appeared in TV dramas…

Editor’s note: This article contains artistic nudity. Gaku Azuma is a multimedia artist who has a long relationship with the Japanese art world. He was…

It’s December already, and the temperature is getting lower. In the northern areas of Japan, it already started snowing, and more people opt for hot…

Have you ever had to look up a culinary cutting term in the middle of cooking a new recipe? Maybe the recipe calls for julienne…

Five pop-up cafes themed after the 2020 rhythm action game Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory are set to open in Tokyo and Osaka. The cafes…

If you’re a fan of shojo manga AND Pokemon, you’re in luck! If you pick up the latest issue of Shō-Comi magazine (Issue 1, 2021),…

With the film based on the TV anime having already exceeded 20 billion yen at the box office in just a month, the wild popularity…

When it comes to premium iced desserts featuring the best of Japanese tea, historic Kyoto teahouse Itohkyuemon’s parfaits and ice bars are second to none….

Japanese manufacturing company New World Co., Ltd. and Fukuoka-based instant noodle pioneers Marutai Co., Ltd., now celebrating their 60th anniversary, have teamed up for a…

“With a Cat and Dog, Every Day is Fun” 犬と猫とどっちも飼ってると毎日たのしい Manga artist Hidekichi Matsumoto’s popular series “With a Cat and Dog, Every Day is Fun”…

Demon Slayer, or Kimetsu no Yaiba 鬼滅の刃 in Japanese, is the highest-grossing Japanese film of this year. The film is based on a phenomenally popular manga…