Tokyo gym owner helps clients kick their life into gear
Of course, the physical benefits are thrilling, but the mental rewards you reap are even greater," says Nitta, head trainer and owner of a bustling Tokyo kickboxing gym. "I started mar…
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Tokyo Events This Week: Holiday Shopping and the 47 Ronin
Tokyo events for Monday, December 9 to Sunday, December 15, 2019It’s the perfect week to do a little holiday shopping—especially if you’re on a cheapo budget. Bungu Joshi Haku Stationery Festiva…
Tokyo Uber Eats staff lodge union complaint over sudden pay cut：The Asahi Shimbun
Uber Eats union members protest the company's decision to cut their basic compensation in Tokyo on Dec. 5. (Takashi Yoshida)Tokyo’s Uber Eats delivery staff aren't swallowing having a …
Some like it hot: We get a taste of R18 Curry
While the contents of the curry are too hot for children, we’ve censored the summary so that it’s entirely safe for work. Our brave man did so and poured the hot rue over a bed of hot white rice…
Shopping in Shibuya: Tokyu Plaza and Parco
Shibuya is a well known tourist destination, and it is home to iconic Tokyo landmarks like the Shibuya Scramble Crossing and the Hachiko dog statue outside Shibuya Station. I went to check out S…
Press start, receive art: Japanese art gallery showcases bugged Nintendo screen canvases
Beautiful paintings of glitchy NES screens will star in Tokyo art gallery through December. It’s the sound of failure: so much modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium…
Got tattoos, but still want to experience a Japanese hot spring? It’s no problem here!
As a deeply relaxing touchstone of traditional Japanese culture, there’s a lot to like about hot springs, or onsen, as they’re called here. We paid a visit to one such tattoo-friendly hot s…
Nobel winner Yoshino describes vision of future sustainable society
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 22:49 | All, WorldJapanese chemist Akira Yoshino, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for contributions to the development of li…
Believe it or not, those aren’t pantyhose that this woman is wearing
Crazy-thick, amazingly warm tights from Japan look just like a pair of sheer stockings, unless you see them inside out. See, Natsuki likes wearing skirts, but what she doesn’t like is freez…
"Women who attract chikan, and women who don't": The illustrated guide that's provoking debate
But no matter which side of the debate you stand, the illustration itself is worth a second look…Japan’s problem with chikan is widespread. The second statement warns people (usually women, alth…