The liquefaction of cats… Since the beginning of the 21st century, the debate over whether cats can achieve a liquid state has periodically appeared on…

Do you know what super-popular Japanese ice cream sells 200 million units a year? This is it! Photo by Mochijapa (Ayano Irizuki) This ice cream…

Pokémon fans have been excited about the franchise’s latest game, Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Within a week of its release on January 28th, 2022, it had…

Award winning author, Miri Yu will give a talk about her latest novel Tokyo Ueno Station at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo on…

Arielle Busetto, JAPAN Forward Matt Alt has lived and worked in Japan since 2003. With the insight and expertise learned on the floors of companies…

IR in Japan Just about a year ago, Japan’s IR Implementation Bill was passed into law, opening the door to legalized casino gambling in Japan…

Looking for a place to stay in Tokyo isn’t’ always an easy task. With some resistance to popular practices like Airbnb and major hotels that…

Rilakkuma never seems to have a shortage of partners to do a spontaneous collaboration with, and right now, the laid back Sanrio character is in…

Japanese horror is known for its stories of vengeful ghosts seeking reprisal for an act of murder or betrayal, and their haunting narratives seem to…

If you’re a bookworm that loves to curl up in bed with a good book at night, you probably already have a nightlight of some…

Even if you are a real book worm, it’s so easy to get in the bad habit of reading books that you know you are…