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“Sorry, we’re full,” I hear someone say as I open the door to Ladrio, a pre-eminent kissaten (traditional coffee shop) situated in a tumbledown alley in Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighborhood. Coffe…
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Turn it into a kabuki play, if you have to. A major exception is coming soon, though, with a kabuki play set a long, long time ago. Later this month a Star Wars kabuki play will be held in …
According to the poster on the right, the Gran Customa manga cafe is offering all-you-can-eat takikomigohan. For those who’ve never tried it, takikomigohan is a traditional Japane…
The primary components of the Pudding Alert system are a sensor-equipped plate and a monitor. If the thief repents and puts the pudding back, Pudding Alert calms down, and announces “The pu…
Can you dance, sing or act? Then this is the job for you! Youth Theatre Japan (YTJ) is the one and only English Theater Company for the younger generation in Japan. YTJ are now hiring …
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont believes the Japan tournament will ‘probably be remembered as the greatest Rugby World Cup’. “We’ve broken records at every level,” said Beaumont a day aft…
We’re just a few weeks away from the grand opening of Nintendo Tokyo, the company’s first-ever dedicated specialty shop in Japan. Nintendo Tokyo will be carrying the Super Mario x Pokémon 8…
The thing is that you don’t actually need copious amounts of alcohol, raucous partying, or even a costume to enjoy Halloween. Regretfully, Miss Tsumami Gui was forced to disrobe her cardboard co…
At least, that’s the idea proposed by Japanese Twitter user @tawarayasotatsu. @tawarayasotatsu calls her idea “Akihabara Gate City,” and it would start by building a wall around Akihabara, isola…
