What’s New in Ginza This Month: February 2021 As we approach the end of what is hopefully Tokyo’s final state of emergency this…
February Issue Out Now! Keep your eyes out for the February issue of Tokyo Weekender magazine on the shelves…
Typhoon Phanfone to Hit Tokyo Area with Heavy Winds, Rain by Midday In Okinawa, one US airman was killed by high waves brought on by the typhoon,…
JAL Reveals New Luxury Lounge in Haneda Airport If you’re looking for a little pre-flight luxury before a long trip ahead, JAL lounge…
Dappo’d Driver Injures 3 in Tokyo’s Kita Ward The second “dappo”-related car crash in two weeks puts even more attention on the status…
Tokyo Police to Increase Presence in Shibuya ahead of Japan’s World Cup Debut Tokyo authorities will deploy 800 crowd control officers in the Shibuya area ahead of the…
New Apple Space Opens in Omotesando There are new retail openings all around Tokyo, but few look more impressive than the new…
Toranomon Hills, Tokyo’s Second Tallest Building, Opens This Month Standing just one meter shorter than the 248-meter tall Midtown Tower in Roppongi Hills, Toranomon…
Ad Campaign Turns Tokyo’s Sleeping Drunks into Billboards What to do with a drunken salaryman, sleeping in the street? Why, use them for…
Tokyo Governor Masuzoe Seeks to Open the City to Foreign Workers Governor Yoichi Masuzoe vowed to redeem Tokyo’s former glory as the central business hub in…
Harajuku Gets Its Own Four Minutes of Pharrell’s “Happy” If this Harajuku-themed video for Pharrell’s ubiquitous earworm doesn’t put a smile to your face…
Get Your Craft Brew Fix at Tokyo Beer Week A new event to celebrate the joys of craft beer? Count us in. Japan is…
Maasaki Takei, the “Mayor of Minato” With a collection of neighborhoods that includes the harbor side areas of Shibaura, the offices…
Suspect in Anne Frank diary vandalism arrested Police have made an arrest in the case of the vandalism of more than 250…
