“What I Learned From Being a Japanese Porn Translator” “Ben” has been studying Japanese for more than 10 years now, both privately and academically.…
“Heroes Reborn” Actress Kiki Sukezane on Her New Netflix Show, and Her Ultimate Ambition In her early twenties, Kiki Sukezane headed out to the States in search of the…
A Photographer Documents His Unlikely Friendship with a 90-Year-Old Japanese Calligrapher A few years back, Ben Beech would often find himself pedaling past a ramshackle building…
“Born With It”: Short Film Tackles the Experience of Mixed Race People in Japan There’s a contagious problem that permeates Japan. Unlike an actual virus, it can’t be transmitted…
New Book Explores 100 of Japan’s “Hidden Towns” Every traveler in Japan is going to hit the big cities, and places like Kyoto,…
On “Letting Go” and Following Your Dreams: An Interview with nature airliner This year is shaping up to be a big one for the folk duo nature…
7 Top K-pop Groups to Add to Your Spring Playlist From April 13 to 15, lovers of K-pop, K-drama, K-fashion, and K-beauty will be flocking to KCON Japan 2018, the…
The Unlikely Connection Between Thomas Edison and Iwashimizu Hachimangu In southern Kyoto, you’ll find Iwashimizu Hachimangu, a shrine that has been famous for its…
Daiwa Royal: New Kyoto Hotel Fuses Japanese Tradition with Cutting-Edge Tech The first thing you see when you walk through Daiwa Royal Hotel Grande Kyoto’s lattice…
Discover Historic Buildings and Ambience at the Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum Visiting the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is like traveling back in time – find…
Try a DIY Tea Ceremony Experience at Soso in Daikanyama Whip up your own fresh cup of matcha and grill your own dango (dumplings) in this hidden haven. At…
New Elegant, Arty Hotel is the Perfect Retreat for a Rainy Day in Kanazawa There’s an old Japanese proverb that says, “You can leave without your lunchbox, but never…
The Best Gaming Experiences in Tokyo Gaming means different things to different people, but the digital age has given us many…
The Curious Characters of “Kurios”: Cirque du Soleil’s Superb Show Comes to Tokyo In the early 1980s, street performers Gilles Ste-Croix and Guy Laliberte gathered together a troupe…
How Three Polish Women Started Selling Handcrafted Japanese Knives to the World A few years ago, while living in London and looking for a gift for her partner,…
