For the last 23 years, people in Japan have turned on the evening news on December 12 (Kanji Day) to learn which “kanji of the…

With just 3 more years until Tokyo is set to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Japan has been busy with preparations for the…

While anime character heavyweights such as Goku, Luffy, Sailor Moon, and Naruto have been named as official “ambassadors” of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, an…

Last year we learned of a project in which Japanese organization Imagine Oneworld, Inc. was working to promote the beauty and craftsmanship of the traditional…

Legendary Olympian and speedster Usain Bolt finally meets Pikachu. With puns, lightning speed, and each having tons of Japanese fans, it seems like a natural…

Japan has been pretty open to using characters from popular fiction in the promotional campaign leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. At the…

Although the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games have just ended earlier this year, Japan has already been making drastic steps to prepare for the 2020…

More and more athletes have been bringing home the gold during this year’s 2016 Rio Olympics, but the animal kingdom isn’t about to stand by…

Only 27 years old, Japanese gymnastics champion and general favorite for the 2016 Olympics Kyohei Uchimura was hoping to catch another gold medal during his…

Japan is getting pumped up for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, and whenever there’s a huge event, you can bet that the entire…

The time when Japan’s 2020 Olympics arrives, the number of foreign visitors are absolutely going to be crazily increased. As Japan is one of known…

There’s less than a month now until the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the excitement is just getting started! In celebration of…

Japan is no doubt one of the most visited countries for tourists. The rich culture and advanced technologies surprises foreigners like they belong in a…