Tokyo Daddy Issues: The Season of Hot-Weather Friends There comes a special time every year when you finally call all those people that…
Tokyo Fempreneurs: A New Startup-Focused Venture Supports Women in Business When Amee Xu began setting up her own business in Tokyo, she had no idea…
The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs This month Japan commemorates the 73rd anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings on Hiroshima and…
Tokyo Celebrates 150th Anniversary with Uplifting Message Standing before a life-size model of Nihombashi’s Nakamuraza Theatre on the newly remodeled sixth floor…
Actor Mansai Nomura Named Head Creative Director for Tokyo 2020 Acclaimed Kyogen actor Mansai Nomura has been appointed the chief executive creative director of the Tokyo…
Divya’s Summer Sketch Sesh — Free Art Class For Beginners Thinking of going back to the drawing board this summer? Or maybe you want to…
Build Your Own Digital Samurai There are thousands of rare figurines to collect in Japan, but nobody will have one quite…
Japan’s Innovative Housing for the Future at JAHBnet Architecture Symposium The Japan Area Home Builders Network (JAHBnet) is focused on bringing people together. Made up of building…
Tokyo’s Deadly Heat Wave: The Latest Numbers and Local Tips for Staying Cool Record-high temperatures are taking their toll on Tokyoites this week. With the peak of summer…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay to Start in Fukushima Under the slogan, “Hope Lights Our Way,” the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay will commence from…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Aiming for Sustainability As the Summer Olympic Games draw closer, we’ve kicked off our Tokyo 2020 Watch series.…
Japan Floods: More Than 150 Have Died After Record-Setting Rainfall Volunteers and government workers descended on the communities in southwestern Japan to help local residents…
World Cup 2018: Japan’s Highs, Heartbreaks, and the Thank You Note That Went Viral Following Japan’s dramatic exit from the World Cup this week, TW takes a look back…
Japan’s Secret Shame: BBC Documentary Highlights Shiori Ito’s Rape Allegation After Japanese journalist Shiori Ito began speaking out about the alleged assault she endured by…
Japan Launches Hello Kitty-Themed Shinkansen on June 30 Meet your new Shinkansen conductor: Hello Kitty! West Japan Railway Company is launching the first…
