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Edo rice merchants would buy rice from around the country, have it shipped to Edo, carefully selecting the best regional varieties to blend together. Sumidaya Shoten follows this tradition with …
However, for one Japanese knife professional Oiri, pushing the limits of his knife skills became an attempt at making the world’s thinnest sandwich. Like with his previous endeavors, Oiri uses a…
The government on Tuesday approved a bill to expand the nation’s anti-online piracy law to encompass manga, magazines and academic texts. The current law only applies to the illicit downloa…
Today, ladies and gentlemen, I introduce the first AniTAY collaborative effort of the decade: our winter 2020 anime recommendation list. And, of course, one of if not the most important part of …
Screenshot : Game Impress WatchKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Prev Next View AllDaigo Umeha…
Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces. Into this structural shell Tato …
February is the month of Setsubun, Valentines’s Day, and plum blossoms in Japan. With warmer weather than usual this year, February was filled with hints of spring earlier than ever before.…
This is a bilingual research assistant position reporting directly to the company chairman. In this position, you will research and write articles and op-eds in English for global media on …
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:43 | All, JapanA new train station opening on Tokyo's loop rail line was unveiled to the media Monday, with its operator showing off "futuristic…
Since the announcement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Feb. 27 of the nationwide school closures, offers of free online education materials have poured in. The Tokyo-based company is offeri…
