Japan’s Cute Culture: Mascots, Stationery And All Things Kawaii Even if you don’t know what the word “kawaii” means, you’re surely aware of kawaii culture.…
Is The State Of Emergency Being Lifted Too Early? In this week’s news roundup we look at the government’s decision to lift the state…
Japanese Summer Drinks 2021 Limited Edition Year-round, companies in Japan release unique, limited-edition beverages. One driver for this is the love…
Tokyo Daddy Issues: Learning to Let Go (to Elementary School) Sometimes, when I’m too lazy to go grocery shopping in the morning or afternoon, I…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Junin-toiro” — Different Strokes for Different Folks We are all different, we are all equal. It’s more important than ever to remember…
TW Creatives: Erica Ward’s Surreal Tokyo Art is the Japan of Our Dreams Tokyo Weekender’s series TW Creatives features various works by Japan-based writers, photographers, videographers, illustrators and other creatives…
DRUM TAO “Mangekyo Project 2021 – W-1” Internationally-acclaimed wadaiko drum group DRUM TAO is back with another exhilarating show for the summer. The theme…
10 Questions With Global Streetwear Curator LDN2HK Tokyo has long been known as one of the fashion capitals of the world. From…
Japanese Rice: A Bite of History and Culture Rice is an essential part of Japan. Not just the Japanese diet, but also the country…
Bitter Nest Exhibition Bitter Nest gathers a trans-generational group of American artists whose works act social intersection between culture, history and art.
The Best Places in Tokyo to Take Your Dog While many cities around the world can claim to be places where there is “something for…
Day Trips From Tokyo: Wandering Around Enoshima Island Kate takes us on a day trip to Enoshima island, about 1-hour south of central…
From Midnight Diner to His Lost Name: Kaoru Kobayashi’s Standout Performances Centered around a small Shinjuku eatery that’s open from midnight to 7am, the MBS and…
How a Japanese Woman Became World Champion in the Ancient Indian Sport of Mallakhamb Keiko Takemoto discovered the traditional Indian game of Mallakhamb on YouTube. At the time there…
Best of Tohoku Showcase at JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO: Aomori Prefecture TW is teaming up with JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO to bring you the best of Tohoku.…
