At long-standing sushi restaurants in Japan, it’s not uncommon to look up at the wall and see black and white photos that show the first…

Founded in 1981, Tenkaippin is one of Japan’s most popular ramen chains. Tenkaippin (called Ten-ichi for short) is famous for their rich and thick “kotteri”…

An illustrated history of changing trends in Japanese make-up over the past 30 years has become a big hit with Twitter users. Professional illustrator Pai…

Last summer, Coca-Cola Japan made its first foray into the clear beverage trend with Coca-Cola Clear. Now, for the first summer of the Reiwa Era,…

As the former emperor abdicated and Heisei came to an end, perhaps we were all feeling a bit emotional. As the new era of Reiwa…

With the current current Japanese emperor Akihito’s 30-year reign (known as the Heisei Era) comes to a close, the country will enter what has been…

(Written by JAPAN Forward) On the day the government announced the name of the new imperial era on on Monday, April 1, people all around…

Only a few days have passed since April 1st, when Japan announced that the new era beginning next month would be called the Reiwa Era….

This week, Japan entered a new era. As the emperor abdicates and his son is enthroned on 1st May, we will say goodbye to ‘Heisei’…

Reiwa Announced As New Era At 11:30 p.m., Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga made an announcement that the new era beginning on May 1st, 2019,…