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The cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, but there’s no one around to enjoy them. The entrance to the park is usually bustling with visitors, even on a weekday morning, but on 30 March, the a…
At this year’s Bread Festival in Totsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, media company Supermarket Kakamu displayed a giant, fluffy piece of bread as a photo spot for festival-goers to snap shots with.…
All images © Kushino TerraceYears before the era of Instagram and food bloggers, the self-taught artist Itsuo Kobayashi was memorializing every meal he ate. Using a combination of illustrat…
Here are some ways to experience art at Japanese museums and galleries without leaving your home. Click your way through rooms at institutions such as Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo Fuji Art Museu…
TOKYO — Japan had only a few dozen confirmed coronavirus infections when the 30-something nurse with a slight sore throat boarded a bus to Osaka, the country’s third-largest city, to attend…
A Japanese airline is finally letting female flight attendants wear trousers and flat shoes instead of skirts and high heels following a nationwide campaign. “This will be the first time to intr…
By that point, most of Italy was heading towards a nationwide quarantine, with Gokita's work up on display waiting for better days. These moments are culturally significant in many ways, be…
The airline is the first major Japanese company to relax its regulations in response to complaints from women that having to wear high heels was uncomfortable and often left them in considerable pain…
Some of Japan’s best onsen (hot springs) are in Wakayama. You’ll find them nestled in the mountains, hidden on small islands overlooking the ocean, and in the rivers next to hotels. The Sen…
Tokyo — The Japanese capital registered 47 new coronavirus cases Thursday, its biggest single-day rise, as the metropolis of 13.9 million people prepares for a weekend indoors. The region i…
