Celebrating the Women of Japan: “Go Beyond the Stereotypes” At the beginning of April 2018, Tokyo-based businesswoman Melanie Brock launched a social media project…
Experience Traditional Japanese Arts Along the Toden Arakawa Line The Tokyo Sakura Tram, formerly known as the Toden Arakawa Line, is the last functioning…
MUJI Labo Launches Genderless Clothing Line for Spring/Summer 2019 MUJI, the Japanese fashion, home and retail store, has already opened more than 900 stores…
And The Winner Is… Everything To Know About Japan’s Two Oscar Nominees Seated amongst the celebrities, dignitaries and onlookers at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony on February…
Japanese Didgeridoo Artist Goma on Facing Death and Becoming a Sudden Savant Just under a decade ago Hiroki Morimoto was involved in a near-fatal traffic accident that…
A Photographer’s Journey: Escaping the American South and Finding a Niche in Tokyo Legendary war photographer Robert Capa once said, “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not…
How Rumiko Takahashi Contributed to the Popularity of Manga Overseas Often associated with otaku culture, Japanese manga has slipped into the mainstream in South America across Europe…
Shop Japan #8: Our Monthly Roundup of Artisanal Japanese Gifts and Souvenirs Looking for something quintessentially Japanese for that perfect gift or souvenir? Each month, we round…
How One Photographer Is Putting Kyoto’s Small Buildings on the Map Kyoto is an iconic location, synonymous with photogenic imagery of autumn leaves, glimpses of geisha…
Actor and Muso Dean Fujioka: “We’re All Capable of Lifting Ourselves to Another Level” The last time TW met actor and musician Dean Fujioka – in 2015 – he…
5 Reasons to Visit the “Hokusai Updated” Exhibition at Mori Arts Center Gallery Images of “The Great Wave” by Katsushika Hokusai are so ubiquitous that nearly 200 years…
Ahead of His Tokyo Show, Legendary DJ Ferry Corsten Talks Trance Music, UNITY and Collaboration Considered one of the pioneers of trance music and its many sub-genres, Ferry Corsten has…
“How Japan Made Me a Minimalist” It’s not that easy embracing the simple life, says Alexandra Ziminski. But after reorganizing her life…
Authors’ Notes: How Do You Go About Writing Crime Fiction Set in Japan? British author Nicolás Obregón has written three novels featuring half-Japanese inspector Kosuke Iwata: Blue Light…
A Day in the Life of a Japanese Calligraphy Artist Japanese calligraphy, or shodo, is the ancient art of writing beautifully. It uses all three…
