If I were to go home and sift through the boxes in my parents’ basement, I’d come across many memories. Old yearbooks, school textbooks, baseball…

If you’re looking for something to cutesify your smartphone, look no further than these adorable cases featuring chinchillas, hamsters or rabbits. On sale since August…

The end of summer is near, and autumn is just around the corner. While Halloween is still more than two months away, you can already…

Your face may be cute, but is your skincare routine? These adorable new face towels from YOU + MORE are designed to make the time…

A number of museums from across Japan are joining forces to support the rescue of a number of specimens that were damaged during the heavy…

Dirty roommates are the worse. You come home from a long day, and there are empty pizza boxes and Doritos bags everywhere. They say they’ll…

Life has a learning curve. Spend some time with younger children, and you’ll quickly understand that many still haven’t mastered the basics. Forming a line,…

It can come off a bit silly or even Orientalist to say scenery in Japan “looks just like an anime!”, particularly because most anime are…

If you’ve traveled much in Japan, particularly using smaller and local train stations, it’s likely you’ve seen train conductors step out of their car to…

The ongoing pandemic has changed the landscape in Japan. While certainly not alone, the country has seen a dramatic change in the industries that keep…

If you’ve spent some time traveling in Japan, you may have noticed that manhole covers can be decorated with surprisingly artistic designs. These decorative manhole…

Walking the streets of Tokyo, you can’t help but wonder what was going through the minds of the architects responsible for its modern buildings –…

A “kimono retreat hotel” that offers guests an escape from everyday life while experiencing Japan’s kimono culture is set to open in Yamagata Prefecture in…

Working at a cafe or bar, you meet a lot of different people. Perhaps you could compare the situation to a watering hole in the…

There might be something to the adage “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away.” As many know, Japan has the longest life expectancy of…