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But not everyone is that socially bold; when searching for an alternative more approachable than a bustling izakaya, we came across megane coffee & spirits. Probably with this…
However, now even English can be turned into a jumble of alien ciphers thanks to these 10 +1 fonts inspired by Japanese characters. TokyoSoftThis font is modeled after katakana, one of the Japan…
Japan will begin issuing new passports this month featuring the woodblock works of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. People who apply from Tuesday will re…
I attended my first Hatsune Miku live show out of curiosity back in 2018, at Miku Expo London, to see what it was all about. To clarify just what and who Hatsune Miku is, she is first and foremo…
Unless you’re a poor sucker in the U.S., Canada, or Japan, the rest of the world is now officially tuning in to the first batch of Studio Ghibli films released to Netflix. Porco Rosso (1992)21.…
Last Friday, a McDonald’s branch in Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood closed down. So when the McDonald’s Showadori Akihabara branch shut down, people noticed, including their neighbor two building…
“I don’t think the Big Man’s here tonight” said my deep-pocketed friend, the Tokyo Whale, who on this evening was dressed not in his vest, but a discreetly gray salary man’s suit. The Big M…
Photo: Joe Lingeman/JOE LINGEMANShoukei Matsumoto, a Japanese Buddhist monk (and the author of A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind), cleans for two hours most days at his temple in Tokyo. T…
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Fujifilm has put an end to both its two-year takeover battle with Xerox Holdings as well as its 57-year partnership with the US firm. Fujifilm persisted by lau…
It’s no surprise that Japan’s most popular amusement park destination is Tokyo Disney Resort, which encompasses both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea. However, the Tokyo area also has anoth…
