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However, real estate agencies are seeing a surge in people specifically seeking these kinds of ‘death rooms’. That may sound horribly morbid, but usually it’s not out of a desire to be close to …
Online in Japan, fans are wondering why the mascot character and the official representative for the country’s biggest game magazine Famitsu appear in Death Stranding. Famitsu recently gave the …
When the fish market relocates, the outer market will stay behind. Photo : Brian Ashcraft ( Kotaku )An outer market stall selling dried fish products. AdvertisementOver the past three decad…
Tokyo model lets you share a beer with your sudden wife of eight years and play with your seven year-old daughter. But one Japanese house builder is now willing to supply the family for you…
However, when Seiji said he could “go for” a beef bowl, he meant that in the figurative sense. This beef is Matsuzaka beef, a full member of the holy triumvirate of top-tier wagyu/Japanese …
Every year, the Tokyo neighbourhood of Kagurazaka plays host to the Supernatural Cat Festival, a celebration of feline friends that involves a whole ton of people dressing up as cats then marching do…
Fukushima’s transition from nuclear energy to solar and wind comes as policymakers and scientists around the world debate the role of nuclear energy in efforts to stop the climate crisis. Yet, d…
It’s hard to divide all of the Japanese pronouns into distinct categories, but if you study Japanese, you’ll probably encounter these three first. Washi is extremely common in Japanese entertain…
Hong Kong (CNN Business) Nissan (NSANF) stock sank Wednesday after it reported a 70% plunge in profit and lowered its forecasts for the year. Shares in Japan's second largest automaker slid…
Surprisingly enough, over the last few years some of the most compelling reasons to visit Universal Studios Japan have nothing to do with Hollywood movies. The latest batch of collaborations has…
