Kento Araki 荒木健太郎 (@arakencloud) is a researcher at the Meteorological Research Institute of Japan, where he studies the mechanism of cloud formations and their impact…

The changing face of face masks With the novel coronavirus pandemic, face masks have become a commonplace item in society. At first, they were purely…

A quarterly survey conducted by the Working Reward Research Institute has found that the number of overtime hours worked by Japan’s office employees increased between…

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train,” a continuation of the popular anime series, Demons Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba had its premiere on…

They say there is a silver lining behind every cloud. Although 2020 has been one of the worst years in living memory, with COVID-19 nearly…

A survey of leisure time activities has found that 65% of Japanese people don’t go anywhere at the weekend. The survey, which was conducted by…

Theaters and concert halls in Japan have been reopened since June, but with new measures in place to ensure social distance. For example, as reported…

Japanese Kit Kats are often coveted for their wide range of seasonal and limited edition flavors, including peach mint rum, spooky purple Halloween pie, and…

By now, we are all fed up of hearing about the upset and global catastrophe that COVID-19 has brought upon the world. The virus has…

It’s easy to focus on some of the more niche and adventurous items found in Japanese vending machines, such as edible bugs, high quality dashi,…

Inspiration from Yoshiki On April 24th, as Japan was suffering its first peak of novel coronavius infections, Japanese rock superstar Yoshiki appeared on a special…

The round mound of pink pound and hero of Dream Land Kirby is usually known for inhaling things to get a powerup, but this time…

Japan continues to struggle to limit the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s prepares to step down, the number of daily…

COVID-19 has caused mass changes across the globe, from the rapid digitalisation of services, to the large switch from office life to remote work. One…

Hanko, the traditional Japanese ink stamps used to sign official documents, are facing extinction. Japanese companies are ditching the device as it fails to function…