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TW Pop Culture Weekly: Tsubasa Imai’s Dramatic Return

A singer, dancer and actor at the height of his career, suddenly being forced to…

5 Beautiful Places in Tokyo to Go for a Run

Running is serious business in Japan. More than 35,000 runners from around the world sign…

Coronavirus: What Happens if Japan Enters a State of Emergency?

On Tuesday reports confirmed that Japan’s Cabinet had approved first passage of a bill allowing…

5 Surprising Facts About Common Traffic Accidents in Japan

Nearly 30 million international tourists visited Japan in 2019 and with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics…

TW Pop Culture Weekly: Coronavirus Infects Japanese Twitter

Talks and news of the coronavirus have dominated Japanese Twitter for the last few weeks.…

TW Readers’ Choice Awards: Vote For Your Favorite Nominee and Win VIP Party Tickets or a TW Tote!

Vote for your favorite Tokyo nominee and you could win one of two VIP tickets…

Coronavirus: Tokyo Asks People to Avoid Cherry Blossom Parties

As four new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Tokyo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government…

TW Pop Culture Weekly: Only Coronavirus Can Stop AKB48 Fans

The coronavirus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica. The fear of a global…

Events Canceled Throughout Tokyo as More Coronavirus Cases Confirmed

CANCELED! From lunch meetings, to dinner dates, to exhibitions, to sporting events, and more this…

TW Pop Culture Weekly: Noriyuki Makihara Learns That Crime Can Pay

Who knew that an entertainer with an album titled Pharmacy would ever turn to drugs? Not only…

Coronavirus: Where to Find a Face Mask in Tokyo

With the coronavirus confirmed in Japan people should be taking precautions to protect themselves from further spreading…

Tokyo Marathon Limits Entry to Elite Runners Only Due to Coronavirus Scare

While the affect the novel coronavirus outbreak would have on the future of the Tokyo…

What Happens if the Coronavirus Cancels the Tokyo Olympics?

Coronavirus. Surely one of the English language’s most printed polysyllabic words in 2020. Front page…

TW Pop Culture Weekly: Actress Suzu Hirose Endures Nasty Coronavirus Comments on Instagram

So the new coronavirus has people slightly on edge. The death toll from the bug,…

Sweet Controversy: Is Ruby Truly the Fourth Variety of Chocolate?

After 14 years in the works, ruby chocolate joins the ranks of the other three…