Saimyouji: The Small Buddhist Temple in Rural Saitama Performing Same-sex Weddings It’s hard not stumbling upon a shrine or temple no matter the size of neighborhood…
Dialogue in the Dark: Sensing Tokyo Without Sight Dialogue in the Dark, a franchise with presence in more than 50 countries, will start to…
Sweet Controversy: Is Ruby Truly the Fourth Variety of Chocolate? After 14 years in the works, ruby chocolate joins the ranks of the other three…
LGBT Progress in Japan Slow, but Steady Saitama held its Rainbow Parade on January 25 near Kawagoe Station with about 200 visitors,…
Tokyo 2020 Marks Six-month Countdown to the Olympic Games Commemorative fireworks and a light-up ceremony of the Olympics symbol at the artificial island of…
Life-size and Lifelike Gundam Statue Coming to Yokohama The popular anime robot, Gundam, is set to come to life later this year for…
It Packs a Punch: Why Unfiltered Sake is Growing in Popularity Popular souvenirs from Japan include limited-edition products such as wild variations of Kit-Kat bars or…
Shibamata Area Guide: A Retro Tokyo Neighborhood Overshadowed by Asakusa Amid high-rise buildings and asphyxiating crowds of Tokyo visitors can still find relatively unknown neighborhoods…
