Early summer marks the beginning of Japan’s rainy season. Despite its name, it is less of a “relentless rain,” but more “persistent overcast” with frequent rainfall, occasional extended downpour, sprinkled with some... Read more »
Three days before Japan’s opening match against the Netherlands, the Samurai Blue lost their captain. Wataru Endo has withdrawn from the 2026 World Cup squad due to injury and announced his immediate... Read more »
From Hokkaido’s cool farmland to Okinawa’s subtropical coastline, Japan’s varied climate creates one of the world’s richest seasonal food cultures. Summer brings ingredients and dishes designed to cool the body, restore energy... Read more »
With over a decade of experience living and working in Japan, Luke Bridgford is a non-stop bundle of life-affirming energy. An actor and entrepreneur from Australia, Bridgford once thought of himself as... Read more »
When I searched online for skateparks, the articles I read were either outdated or didn’t give a helpful description. I wanted to find spacious spots to cruise around, practice flatground tricks and... Read more »
From the country that gave the world a pigeon dating sim comes a short romance game starring cockroaches. Summer in Japan means many things: the dazzlingly vibrant fireworks displays, the refreshing seasonal... Read more »
Ordinarily cheap Matsuya opens a high-priced Matsuya inside another upscale Matsuya. Japanese department stores have food departments on their basement levels, and naturally the fancier department stores offer fancier foods. So it... Read more »
Casual mention elicits enthusiastic response from commonly overlooked tourist destination. Japan has become one of the world’s top tourist destinations, welcoming a record-breaking 42.7 million international visitors in 2025, a 15.8-percent increase... Read more »
End of an era is coming for ecological and economic reasons. Train travel in Japan is going to be looking a little different, as East Japan Railway Company, a.k.a. JR East, has... Read more »
Finding central Tokyo sounds easy, right? At first glance, finding a city’s center seems simple. London calls its center “central,” New York claims Manhattan, and Sydney points to Circular Quay. Most cities... Read more »