The Studio Ghibli Theme Park Should Be Incredible
An official Studio Ghibli theme park will be built in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
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Inside the quarantined coronavirus 'ghost' ship where passengers are confined to rooms
The Diamond Princess cruise liner looks deserted from the outside, with guests confined to their rooms in a bid to halt the spread of the superbug. More than 3,600 people aboard the ship are bei…
Jewel skinny house squeezed into dense Tokyo neighbourhood
A skinny house clad in black steel by Apollo Architects & Associates slots into a tiny plot of land in Tokyo, Japan, and features minimalist interiors. Named Jewel, the L-shap…
We caved in to curiosity and bought a mystery box from a strange vending machine in Akihabara
Our Japanese-language writer Kowloon Kurosawa was in Akihabara one day when he decided to visit a vending machine-lined, somewhat ramshackle corner of a street. But what caught his att…
Top 10 Readers’ Photos In Japan: January 2020
Welcome to 2020It seems like it was only yesterday that it was announced Japan would host the 2020 Olympics. Every month, we select our favorite travel images from readers. Tag your photo o…
3,700 people are quarantined on a Princess cruise ship in Japan over coronavirus
About 3,700 passengers and workers on a Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan are under quarantine for up to two weeks because of the deadly coronavirus. In Hong Kong, more than 3,600 people o…
Dragon Quest is getting a new tactics spin-off in Japan later this year for smartphones.
Dragon Quest is getting a new tactics spin-off in Japan later this year for smartphones. It’ll be a free-to-play game with paid in-game items, but outside of that we don’t kn…
Hamster hadouken! Super-buff Japanese bodybuilder adds adorable animals to his flex videos【Vids】
Kamehamehas of cuteness from a guy who’s actually more muscular than the Dragon Ball hero he’s cosplaying as. Based just on his name, you’d probably guess that Japanese Twitter user Big Killer (…
How To Buy The Animal Crossing Switch Parts Separately, From Japan
Many of the millions of people who already own a Switch are tempted to upgrade just for the new look, but wish they could just buy the accessories separately. Well, you can—from Nintendo’s Japan…
Eliza Scidmore Photographed Everyday Life in Japan Over 100 Years Ago
all photos by Eliza Scidmore courtesy National GeographicEliza Scidmore was a force to be reckoned with. In the late 1800s to early 1900s she traveled extensively across Asia, writing, photograp…