5 Tokyo Beauty Stores to Visit if You Love All Things Makeup Any beauty lover can attest to the fact that nothing beats a trip to your…
Bon Voyage Tokyo: Episode 1 – Shotengai and Ramen Shops TW is collaborating with Tokyo-based illustrator Jean Freund for a limited series, ‘Bon Voyage Tokyo’.…
On this Day in Japan: Morning Drama ‘Musume to Watashi’ Made Japanese TV History On this day 60 years ago Musume to Watashi (My Daughter and I) aired for…
Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Through the Ages Every year we try and predict the time when cherry blossoms will bloom exactly. The…
Japanese Learning Apps: Trying Rosetta Stone Since I moved to Japan five years ago, my Japanese has been in decline. When…
Monkey Magazine: Exploring Contemporary Japanese Literature and Supporting Translators Living in Japan as an avid reader, I’m habitually on a hunt to find trusted…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Fuminfukyu” — Working Day and Night Sleep deprivation is no joke. The long-term effects of not getting enough shut-eye range from…
TW Pop Culture Update: Naomi Watanabe Has Had Quite a Month Naomi Watanabe has had a tremendous career. Starting out as a comedian, she rose to…
The JR Tohoku Rail Pass Inspiring Wanderlust at JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO Event JAPAN RAIL CAFE TOKYO in Tokyo Station is a place where travelers' paths intersect. It…
The Kyushu Mikan: A Sour-Sweet Sliver of History The mikan, Japan’s quintessential winter fruit, which can be found on the coziest kotatsu and…
Japanese Cellphone Providers Now Offering Data Plans at an Affordable, Competitive Price There are at least two major and persistent technological fallacies about Japan. Firstly, technology is…
TW FAB Diaries: Tokyo Spring Fashion and Beauty I remember reading interviews with stylist & costume designer Patricia Field post the release of…
Tokyo 2020 vs Tokyo 2021: What the Olympics Will Look Like “A symbol of global solidarity”. The words Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga used to describe the…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Jimonjitou” — Listen to Your Heart With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, many of us have taken a step back to reevaluate…
TW Hungry Tokyo Girl: On the Hunt for Men A male friend once noted that I never included anything about my love life in…
