Iliza Shlesinger: “How Could I Stay Away from Something as Beautifully Titled as Piss Alley?” A long line of groundbreaking female comics from Joan Rivers to Sarah Silverman have tackled taboo…
70 Things I Learned After Living in Tokyo for 7 Years Before moving to Tokyo seven years ago a colleague sent a glib article about 100…
From #MeToo to #KuToo: Japanese Women are Becoming Bolder Against Misogyny In the face of continued sexualization of and discrimination against women in Japan, a few…
Tokyo Daddy Issues: In Search of the Empty City Something magical happens in Tokyo during the days preceding Golden Week. Food and the weather…
5 Things We Saw at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2019 Tokyo Rainbow Pride week is the largest annual LGBTQ celebration in Japan. This year, all…
Tokyo Daddy Issues: Shame on You, Scary Panda Baby The other week, we went on vacation. With Ultra Golden Week looming, our intent was…
“No Dogs. No Cats. No Foreigners.” Why Tokyo’s Landlords Need to Change Their Tune When my partner and I decided to move out from our tiny apartment and into…
Applications for Tokyo 2020 Ticket Lottery Open May 9 Gold medal Olympian Kosuke Kitajima, who took up golfing since retiring from competitive swimming following the…
5 People I Saw During Cherry Blossom Season at Shinjuku Park During cherry blossom season in Japan the entire nation stops to appreciate the impermanence of…
Kyushu Weekender Launches: Check Out Our New Travel Guide Magazine Welcome to the very first edition of Kyushu Weekender. Sister magazine to TW, which has…
Let the Reiwa Era (Soon) Begin May 1, the day coinciding with Crown Prince Naruhito’s ascension to the imperial throne, marks the…
Hiroshima Offers Creative Solutions for the Future When most people think of Hiroshima, they picture the Atomic Bomb Dome or the isle…
The Vending Machine: A Unique Symbol of Japan’s Modern Culture Japan’s vending machines offer a cornucopia of treats from ice cream and corn chowder to…
CWAJ Celebrates 70 Years of Support and Scholarship This past International Women’s Day, the International House of Japan was teeming with an illustrious…
Tokyo 2020’s Sakura-shaped Olympic Torch Unveiled Just in Time for Spring As the cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Japan it is fitting that the official Tokyo…
