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Last week, Sushiro, Japan’s most popular budget-priced revolving sushi restaurant, opened a branch in Akihabara, the Tokyo neighborhood that’s the center of otaku culture. The chain has rec…
It’s hard to imagine legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki needing to be any more lauded than he already is. Really, though, after seeing the quality of his work, it’s hard to argue with the r…
In retrospect, it seems fitting that someone seeking diverse skills found kobudo, perhaps the most esoteric of Japanese martial arts. Translated as "old martial arts," kobudo is a coll…
With over 750,000 readers each month, Tokyo Cheapo is the site of choice for value hunters who want their yen to go further in Tokyo. To find why we started this site, check out the Tokyo Cheapo…
Image copyright WWD JapanA Japanese department store where staff could wear badges if they were on their period has said it will "rethink" that policy. The Daimaru branch at Osaka Umed…
The Nara Hotel offers royal-class hospitality, but right now you won’t have to pay a king’s ransom to experience it. So as you can also probably imagine, the Nara Hotel (which is, of course…
Whether this latest public service announcement by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare did is currently a matter of debate. The poster was created to raise awareness of Advanced Care Plan…
Japanese cosmetics company Shiseideo has released their predictions for 2020’s makeup trends, as well as a look back at Japanese beauty throughout the last century. Shiseido, founded in 1872 mak…
Meet the Wagakki Band with Yuko Suzuhana and get ready to rock! The Wagakki Band, which consists of seven musicians and the singer Yuko Suzuhana, deftly fuses traditional Japanese instruments wi…
Back in December, publisher Shogakukan got manga fans’ hearts racing with the announcement that Rumiko Takahashi has a new manga in the works. The upcoming manga is a full-fledged weekly se…
