8 Virtual Cultural Experiences to Keep You Occupied During the State of Emergency With the second state of emergency announced earlier this month and the ongoing spread of…
Trainspotting in Tokyo: The 5 Best Places For Railway Photography in the City For most Tokyoites, trains are just another part of daily life. They are a means…
What’s New in Ginza This Month: January 2021 The Tokyo Metropolitan area’s state of emergency may have affected day to day proceedings in…
What’s New in Odaiba this Season: January & February 2021 While another state of emergency means that many large events are canceled or postponed, Odaiba…
Japan’s 2021 Cherry Blossom Forecast Released It’s official: Tokyo’s cherry trees are expected to be in full bloom by the end…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Zento-yoyo” — The Future Looks Bright The first round of university entrance exams kicks off with the national center test this…
Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1990s With Tokyo Weekender turning 50 this year, we continue our roundup of news from the…
Fujoshi – Girls Who Love Boys Who Love Boys “Fujoshi” is a term used to describe female fans manga, novels, anime, movies and computer…
Japanese Holidays: What is “Seijin no Hi” (Coming of Age Day)? After the New Year’s celebrations comes another national holiday in Japan: “Seijin no Hi” or…
Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Shinki-itten” — A Fresh Start It’s a new year and many of us have high hopes that 2021 will be…
What’s New Around Tokyo Station This Month: January 2021 Few New Year’s in the past have felt as symbolic – or at least as…
Nostalgia of Historical Villas in Tokyo: Inside the Capital’s Best Kept Former Residences It may be said that behind the curtain of Tokyo’s chaotic maze of rundown buildings…
New Year’s Resolutions: How to Learn Japanese in 2021 One of the pleasures (and pains) of living abroad is learning the language so that…
What’s New in Yokohama This Month: January 2021 Yokohama has had many symbols over the years: Chinatown, the sail-shaped InterContinental Yokohama Grand, Landmark Tower…
What’s New in Shinjuku This Month: December 2020 Among all the countless bars and restaurants impossibly stacked on top of each other, there’s…
