That time we got imprisoned in a Tokyo hostess bar
Called “aiseki lounges,” they’re a little different from a standard hostess bar. At a standard hostess bar, the hostesses are all employees, and paid to drink with the male customers. So on…
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Real-world Pokémon arena battle park found in Japan【Photos】
After months of excruciating waiting, the latest games in Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Sword and Shield, came out on November 15. It’s not like real-life Japan has fused with the world of Pok…
Is it OK to bite through your ramen noodles while slurping them in Japan? Internet debates
Slurping is the norm in a Japanese noodle house, but is it OK to bite off your ramen if it’s more than you can chew? Japanese-style noodles are meant to be slurped, with the sound showing t…
We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
KFC made everyone’s dreams come true when they opened an all-you-can eat buffet restaurant in Osaka back in 2015. ▼ Called KFC Restaurant, the eatery is located at the new Minami Machi…
Japanese bar hostess’ secret memo reveals how she really sees her customers
Cynics won’t be surprised, but unintended inside look at hostess bar shorthand still stings. To many people who grew up outside of Japan, the concept of hostess bars is baffling. The secret…
Downtown Tokyo set to open its most important train station in 50 years, and now it has a name
Did the planners take our readers’ suggestion for the new Yamanote Line stop? Trains are important in public transportation-reliant Japan, and none are more important than the ones that run…
Tokyo Olympics might allow you to take one, and only one, drink with you into sweltering stadiums
Organizing Committee considers relaxing rules for the Games during Japan’s always hot and humid summer. With the Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, excitement continues to grow as the city ge…
Japanese makeup tutorial shows how a middle-aged man can turn into a beautiful young woman
Over the years, we’ve seen a number of video tutorials showing us the amazing power of makeup. And while many of these tutorials are often aimed at young women wanting to glow-up, today we’…
Are Japanese B-Stylers racist? Jim Jeffries investigates cultural appropriation in Japan 【Video】
Just last month, the host of Comedy Central’s The Jim Jefferies Show, Jim Jeffries, came to Japan to investigate the reasons why “Millennials in Japan Aren’t F**king”. Take a look at the clip be…
There’s a permanent all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink KFC restaurant opening in Tokyo
KFC occasionally offers all-you-can-eat fried chicken in Japan, which is both a blessing and a curse. But there’s now a raw of golden-fried hope on the horizon, as KFC is jus…