Written By : George Lloyd
A kawaii collaboration Why is one of the world’s biggest management consultancies teaming up with the creators of Hello Kitty? On 20th May, Sanrio Entertainment…
Tokyo is built on the site of the old city of Edo. There are few traces of the old city, but the street pattern of…
With temperatures steadily climbing in lowland Japan, it’s worth bearing in mind that the Japan Alps offer a welcome break from the heat of late…
The July issue of VOCE magazine has been dubbed ‘the beautiful body issue.’ Gracing the cover of VOCE for the first time is actress Riho…
The first modern department store in Japan was Mitsukoshi, which was founded in 1904. But in common with most of the country’s most venerable department…
I like to think that the layout of a city reflects the frame of mind of those who built it. Just as Beijing is a…
In England and Denmark, there are still entire villages of thatched houses. While it is expensive to thatch a roof in those countries, it is…
The little town of Obuse 小布施町 in Nagano prefecture is known for its chestnuts, which have inspired dishes such as chestnut-flavoured ice cream, crepes and…
Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), better known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He is best known for his woodblock…
Akihabara has changed a great deal in the last 25 years. Back in the early ’90s, when Japanese electronics makers dominated the world and the…
With the state of emergency extended until the end of May, travel is still a dream for most people in Japan. This makes fashion brand…
A big policy battle is heating up in Tokyo as ministries and business leaders consider what needs to be done to fulfil Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s…
Tokyo must be the single cleanest and most orderly city in the world. Everything is beautifully well-maintained, there is no litter on the streets, and…
Lafcadio Hearn, known in Japan as Koizumi Yakumo, was a Meiji-era (1868-1912) writer whose descriptions of Japan had a huge impact on how the outside…
Watchmaker Bulgari has teamed up with world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando to produce a limited edition of its Octo Finissimo timepiece. Ando has gained worldwide…