July Art Picks: “Touch, Talk, Laugh and Learn” School’s out for summer, and that means many are scrambling for ways to occupy and…
The Doughnut Round-Up: Grading 6 of Tokyo’s Sweet Spots Fancy a sweet treat? Doughnuts always hit the spot, probably due in part to their…
Japanese Lucky Charms: A Guide to Omamori Have you ever walked up to an omamori (お守り) booth at a shrine bustling with visitors,…
Cuatro de Mayo: 4 Mexican Restaurants in Tokyo OK, let’s be honest. Cinco de Mayo is much more of a Mexican-American holiday than it is…
The Lessons of 3/11: Being Prepared for Japan’s Next Great Quake For the past three years, March has been the time of year where television, print,…
Hanami in Tokyo: The Weekender Cherry Blossom Guide It’s happening: all over Japan, the sun and warm weather is coaxing the tsubomi –…
A Guide to Shopping for Unusual Kit Kats No other country in the world has as many Kit Kat flavors as Japan does,…
Spring Forward: The Weekender Guide to Tokyo’s Spas and Salons Step out of hibernation in style with a little help from the best beautifying spots…
Getting Your Japanese Driver’s License Or, Jumping Through Hoops (And Paying Through the Nose) By Roberto De Vido This week…
The Weekender Guide to Festive Fun in Tokyo Temperatures may be falling, but these winter activities should keep your spirits bright as 2014…
Falling for Koyo: Where You Can Still Find Autumn Leaves around Japan Anyone who’s spent some time in Japan soon finds him or herself drawn to a…
Keep Cool and Caffeinated: Our Guide to Tokyo’s Best Iced Coffee While Tokyo had a pretty sad selection of quality coffee just a few years ago,…
Our Exhibition Picks for August: “Life is But a Dream” After a relatively mild rainy season and a (mostly) docile July, the hot and humid…
The 4 Big Japanese Beach Essentials Summer is a wonderful season in Japan. It’s finally warm enough to peel off down…
Charitable Work in Tokyo: Four Ways You Can Get Involved For foreigners in Japan, finding meaningful opportunities to help the communities around them is one…
