Two Expats Film 10 Documentaries Revealing the Other Side of Japan Ever since their first contact with Europeans, and later on, North Americans, Japan has held…
Gonpachi Introduces a Muslim-Friendly Halal Wagyu Beef Course As Tokyo prepares for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, restaurants, hotels and cultural hubs are…
Japanese Words We Can’t Translate: Tsundoku – or A Librarian’s Worst Nightmare According to the Oxford Dictionary, there were an estimated 170,000 words in use in the…
5 Ways to Add Japan’s Yuzu Fruit to Your Beauty Kit With its fresh fragrance and high vitamin C content, Japan’s famous citrus fruit is the…
Chef Christophe Muller Preserves Michelin-Starred Legend Paul Bocuse’s Legacy in Japan Amongst the frills, rococo frames, room-wide mirrors and velvet furniture that adorn Daikanyama’s over-the-top, luxurious restaurants,…
Two London Musicians Captured Time on Their 400-Day Bike Ride to Tokyo Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days was, at the time of its publication, an…
OUT Brings Back Sunday Brunch With an International Twist What if we told you that we know a great restaurant that offers fresh brunch…
Head to British Hills in Fukushima Prefecture for Tea and Scones and All Things British It seems impossible that a two-hour trip from Tokyo Station could place us directly in…
Antenna Shops: Buy the Best Local Japanese Delicacies Without Leaving Tokyo Do anybody else’s grandparents think that living and working abroad equals one very long vacation? When…
The Books Behind Your Favorite Japanese Films In his article “Why Hollywood is turning to books for its biggest productions,” Andrew Liptak…
Singers Elizaveta and Scott Murphy Pen a Love Letter to Japan – in Japanese The late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury was candidly verbose about his love for ukiyo-e woodblock prints and…
Stephanie Crohin: Japan’s Sento Ambassador Shares the Beauty of Bathhouses “It’s not something that came with the title,” says Stephanie Crohin, Japan’s first sento ambassador.…
Chipoon Serves Up Satisfying Vegan Ramen and Burgers in Laforet Harajuku If it weren’t for the bright pink flamingos at the entrance, you could blink twice…
5 Things to Do During Your Tokyo Train Commute Living and working in Tokyo is committing to being one of the 40 million people…
Bespoke Hotel Shinsaibashi: New Osaka Hotel Focuses on Culture and Creativity Inspired by Osaka’s vibrant culture and community of musicians and visual artists, Nest Hotel Japan…
