Cutting To The Chase – How Do Knife Laws Work In Japan? On June 9, a man traveling on the Nozomi #265 Shinkansen bullet train between Shin-Yokohama…
Nadia McKechnie: Making Tokyo Easier for Vegans Nadia McKechnie is the current head of Tokyo Vegan Meetup and Animal Advocacy Japan. She, along with…
Tokyo Kaikan: The Iconic Event Hall Reopens in January 2019 One of Tokyo’s most beloved event halls and networking spaces, Tokyo Kaikan, will reopen on…
Tokyo Surprise!: Toei Launches Special One-day Pass to Showcase City Attractions The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, otherwise known as Toei Transportation, has teamed up with…
5 of Japan’s Most Famous Unsolved Crimes They are crimes that shocked the nation and bamboozled the police. Fifty years on from…
Dog Socks Aren’t Just Cute – They Can Save Paws With winter rapidly approaching, keeping your dog’s tootsies warm and cozy should be of utmost…
Meet the Sake Brewers Setting Up Shop in the Arizona Desert, Minneapolis and Cambridge Deep in the heart of the American Southwest lies the sleepy, arid town of Holbrook,…
Never Have to Say You’re Sorry: Meet Japan’s Apology Artist “What was the longest stake-out you had to do?” Kurokawa-san looks vacantly across the six-by-ten…
Will the New Super Mario Movie Finally Get It Right? In a recent Variety interview, Chris Meledandri, the founder and CEO of the Illumination animation…
In the Fold: Introducing the Origami Lunch Box If you ever brought a lunch box from home to school, work or a picnic,…
Japan Government Announces 10-Day Golden Week Holiday for 2019 Start making travel plans, because Golden Week is about to become a little shinier. Japan’s cabinet…
Taste Test: Does Chu-hai Go Better With Coke? Up until now, the only way to get drunk with the help of Coca-Cola was…
Pretty in Pink: Tokyo’s Hello Kitty Train Pulls in the Station Sanrio Puroland, better known as Hello Kitty Land Tokyo, and Japanese railway operator Keio Corporation…
Tokyo Daddy Issues: Meet the Incredible Bat Witch and Her Trusty Sidekick, Bloodsucking Bunny One morning, my four-year-old daughter Hana asked me what costume I would wear for her…
Tokyo Halloween 2018: Best and Worst Moments Captured on Instagram Halloween in Shibuya is one occasion when Tokyo’s normally orderly revelers get a little bit…
