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…
Tokyo Daddy Issues: Wild Nights at Royal Host There are two types of people who frequent family restaurants: Family types, and people who…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: From Idea to Reality As the Summer Olympic Games draw closer, we’ve kicked off our Tokyo 2020 Watch series.…
FIFA Fever: Pierre Littbarski on What It Was Like To Win the 1990 World Cup With the 2018 FIFA World Cup set to kick off Russia this month, TW decided…
