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Elon Musk buying Twitter surprised no one. After the acquisition was announced earlier this week, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has been sharing the various changes he would bring to the platform…
By Lisandra Moor
“I became unable to sleep or eat. I couldn’t stop tears from falling,” says Plusbase co-founder Sakura Wim, remembering how she felt when she worked in an emergency room in her first…
By Shinobu Ishikawa
Immersion, immersion, immersion. That’s what contemporary artists hope to accomplish nowadays, and what visitors expect. Some artists are masters at bringing their creative minds to life, such as art collective Chim Pom.…
Determined to raise my Japanese language skills from the upper basic, lower intermediate regions where they have been languishing for far too long, but unwilling to invest time and money in proper…
By Andreas Neuenkirchen
The future is now. It always is. The entirety of Tokyo is blinking behind me while I’m talking online to a part-time cyborg and a micro sci-fi world builder. This is how…
By Zoria Petkoska
Space might seem out of the realm of possibility for most of us, but one man has made it his mission to make information much more accessible to the masses. Meet Tim…
By Samantha Low
Just like the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, the Dubai 2020 World Expo was postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the global pandemic. Now officially underway from October 1, 2021, to…
Tokyo continues to transform. The fast-growing megapolis is now aiming for a more sustainable urban environment. Future building designs are responding to our modern lifestyle and demands for diverse social and work…
By Alma Reyes
Japanese architecture is full of surprises. In one location you’ll often see delicate traditional buildings mixed in with stoic modern ones as well as something kitsch. There are also many museums in…
Kyoto is known as Japan’s cultural capital for its abundance of temples, shrines and historical landmarks. Lesser known is the fact that it’s also a thriving hub for indie game development. Well…
As travel to and within Japan remains highly limited, most of us are turning to Japan-based content creators who can give us the low down on life in the land of the…
Japan has always possessed an undeniable passion for toilets that has extended across the world. Tourists and residents alike have marveled at the country’s cleanliness and been amazed by the washlet, an…
By Alexandra Ziminski
There’s nothing better than the feeling of getting an alert on your mail that says: “Your order is on its way.” But many times, that frill dress that looked stunning on the…
By Nitika Bhatia
On the day we meet with Kengo Kuma, his Tokyo office is bathed in light and we can hear the muffled rustle from Baiso-in Temple’s bamboo trees below. This glass-walled meeting room…
The term “Japanese car” is globally recognized for the pinnacle of engineering, design and cutting-edge technology. The latest and upcoming 2021 models not only meet the high standards set by their predecessors,…
By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
The Olympians are taking over TikTok with their antics inside the Olympic Village, showing us just how well they maintain healthy work-life balance
By Camilla Chandra
Protests and online petitions aren’t stopping netizens from contributing to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic conversation. One can always count on Twitter to keep you in the loop. Even if you’ve muted, blocked…
A never-ending loop of funny, adorable and oddly satisfying videos awaits on TikTok. It has become one of the most popular social media platforms around the world, especially among teenagers. And just like anywhere, people…
By Paula Chiarino
