Seven days, seven packs of Pop-Tarts. Watching foreign movies and TV series can provide you with unexpected insights into overseas lifestyles, and recently our Japanese-language reporter Takuya Inaba keeps noticing the same... Read more »
The creator behind the explosively popular Sylvanian Drama TikTok account, which features darkly comedic skits starring Sylvanian Family figurines, has reportedly been sued by the Japanese toy giant Epoch Company. The toy... Read more »
Finding English-speaking mental health services in Tokyo can be challenging, but support is available. Whether you’re seeking therapy, counseling, or psychiatric care, there are several clinics in Tokyo that cater to the... Read more »
Kitty chan enjoys a hot girl summer for a limited time. Hello Kitty is always hard at work throughout the year, jumping from one collaboration to the next and earning herself the... Read more »
Most famous for its anime, LoveLive! Sunshine!! is a multimedia project and a spin-off of the original Love Live! series, featuring a group of high school girls who form an idol group,... Read more »
In Japan, as in other parts of the world, ski resorts are often synonymous with winter leisure. Many people flock to these winter wonderlands, drawn by the allure of activities like skiing... Read more »
THESSALY, Greece – As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece’s agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over... Read more »
In this week’s news roundup we report on the revised law banning foreign tourists from converting their driver’s licenses in Japan. Human rights nongovernmental organizations condemn the rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the... Read more »
Japan is a country of National Treasures. From clay figurines dating back thousands of years to intricate lacquerware, mountain pagodas, castle keeps and the largest wooden building in the world, the “treasures”... Read more »
When Vibhor Jain moved to Tokyo in 2022, it wasn’t because he wanted to conquer the language or thrive in Japan’s demanding office culture. Just the opposite — he made the move... Read more »