How to Ace Your ID Photo Without a Suit
In Japan, people have been mostly good and the majority have followed the general self-restraint attitude against going out during the coronavirus outbreak. With most…
Written By : Connie Sceaphierde
Relax In An Onsen From Home With VR
Finding the time and place to relax is proving to be one of life’s more difficult achievements, especially recently. With the constant dark cloud of…
Shibuya Pixel Art 2020: Submissions Now Open!
Submissions for the Shibuya Pixel Art contest 2020 are now open. The competition which focuses on the production and appreciation of retro art is accepting…
Petition For Tokyo’s Homeless To Use Olympic Athletes Village As Shelter
A change.org petition requesting the use of the (currently empty) Olympic Athletes Village as a temporary shelter for Tokyo’s Homeless has gone live online.Started by…
Escape Lockdown with a VR Tour of the National Museum of Nature and Science
With almost the whole world under lockdown, people have been coming up with new and innovative new ways to keep themselves occupied and entertained whilst…
World’s Longest Running Anime, Sazae-san Halts Production Due To Coronavirus
The lockdown of 2020 sees us spending a lot of our time finding ways to keep ourselves occupied, whether that entertainment comes from home studying,…
Mount Fuji Under Lockdown: Trail Closures
If you were planning an escape from the clutches of societal expectations and the roar of the media screaming “COVID-19” by taking a break at…
Flowers Removed From 600 Year Old Wisteria Tree In Order To Deter Visitors
A 600-year-old Wisteria tree that normally sees thousands of visitors each year during the blossom season, has had it’s flowering branches cut and removed in…
FINA World Swimming Championships, Fukuoka: New Dates Announced
FINA has announced new dates for the 19th FINA World Aquatic Championship, that were originally planned to be held in Fukuoka, Japan during the summer…
Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2020 Takes Pride Celebrations Online
With robot restaurants, maid cafes, and the notoriously bizarre penis festival, it is not hard to agree on the fact that Tokyo is a place…
Sensōji Temple’s Kaminarimon Gate Gets a New Giant Lantern
With social distancing measures keeping everyone away from one another, this lockdown is the perfect time for a make-over. What better time to restart than…
Stay Entertained In Lockdown With A Brass Ensemble Of Animals
If there is one positive thing that is coming out from the current dire situation, it would be the amount of creativity that is flowing…
Prisoners Across Japan Join In Fight Against COVID-19 By Producing Face Masks
As the number of cases of COVID-19 patients continues to rise, and the nation comes to terms with new rules set about by the government…
Two Men Discover A Rotting Corpse Whilst Exploring An Abandoned Hotel
Urbexing, also known as Urban Exploration has become quite the popular pastime for a growing number of people looking for some kind of extreme thrill…
Ainu My Voice – a documentary focusing on the modern-day struggles of the Ainu people
Of all the indigenous people of Japan, the Ainu are arguably the most well known amongst both the Japanese and international communities. An ancient tribe…