Most people associate festivals in Japan with summer. In Tokyo alone, there is an incredible collection of traditional parades and firework displays to admire across June, July and August. But unbeknownst to... Read more »
Suspects also ironically ripped off train companies to do it. Although Japan is a fairly safe country, there exist certain criminal elements who engage in violent acts, destruction of property, thievery, and... Read more »
But what am I supposed to do with all these prenatal photos of my kids cluttering up the house? It’s always amazing what you can find on Japan’s leading flea market app... Read more »
Suyun Ham can’t take his eyes off a scanner. “Lower the sensors a little bit more,” Ham urges an assistant. Then a barrage of data floods in, filling computer screens for a... Read more »
Nairobi – Using a crutch to bear her weight, 85-year-old Molly Aluoch trudges from her mud-walled room on the outskirts of a sprawling Nairobi slum, shouldering a sack of used plastic to... Read more »
iStock/ Hakase_ I recently read a 2005 study that stated about 70% of Japanese people believe fish don’t have feelings. Japan eats more fish per capita than many countries and fishing is... Read more »
Set your heart aflutter with an impressive 92 goods from six nostalgic and beloved stories that first ran in Ribon. Japanese budget chain 3 Coins is dropping a new collaborative lineup on... Read more »
We delight in some unusual octo-offerings at this Osaka-based takoyaki shop right smack in the middle of our own neighborhood. Takoyaki: the quintessential soul food of Osaka. You’d be hard-pressed to visit... Read more »
It’s the Dawn of a new restaurant experience. A few years back, we reported on Dawn ver. Beta, a cutting-edge cafe that employed paralyzed people as waiters by giving them robots to... Read more »
Ironically, this really doesn’t seem like the best way for civic leaders to be using their time. On Thursday, the city of Toyoake, in Aichi Prefecture, announced that it plans to introduce... Read more »