Located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the 北九州市立いのちのたび博物館 (kitakyūshū shiritsu inochi no tabi hakubutsukan | Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History) exhibits fossils…

On July 27th and 28th, 2022, Metaverse Expo Japan 2022 (organized primarily by Meta Corporation) will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo…

It’s still difficult to travel around Japan, but cherry blossoms can be enjoyed in many ways! By Tiffany Lambert, courtesy of JAPAN Forward Since 1971,…

Hailing from Kanagawa prefecture, self-taught artist Lito specialises in the artistic medium of leaf carving. The artist began his journey back in 2020, as a…

It seems we humans are always on the search for a little spark of brightness to illuminate the dark. Who could have ever imagined that…

During my December trip to Hokkaido, I had some spare time to go around the city and explore some new places around Sapporo and Chitose.  Cafe-hopping or café meguri カフェ巡り happens…

Overview YOYOGI MORI is a sophisticated Japanese avatar clothing brand powered by a team of designers, each with a unique aesthetic, pushing the boundaries of…

With 2021 heading towards a close, it’s become the perfect time to reflect on what the past year has meant to us. One unignorable fact…

The manga series by Ken Wakui, Tokyo Revengers, has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2017 and, ever since, sold incredibly well, now exceeding 40 million copies! In…

Overview On November 26th, the long-awaited and twice-delayed closing chapter of the Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution science-fiction anime film trilogy will finally be released in Japanese…

A collaboration project between the new TV animation series Blue Period and the art and communication platform ArtSticker, started on October 22nd and will continue until Jan. 14, 2022….

During early October, I got invited by one of my dear friends to an exhibition in Nihonbashi at the Maruzen Store (丸善 日本橋店). The exhibition featured the artworks…

The exhibition, curated by Big Comic Original magazine editor Yutaka Ishihara, runs until September 5 at the Tokyo Contemporary Museum of Art. Arielle Busetto, JAPAN…

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Ambassador Atom 「アトム大使」, the short manga series known for launching Astro Boy to a worldwide stage. To celebrate…

In the basement of GINZA 456 in Ginza, Tokyo a strange new jugle is growing. This fantastic neon sight was created by and is operated…