Top 5 Horror-Themed Bars & Restaurants In Japan
What really makes this bar a “thriller” is that once an hour the lights turn out and a performer gets up on stage to tell you a scary story. The storytellers have real talent and their spooky so…
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Winners of Japan’s 2019 Laundromat of the Year Award
the overall top prize went to Hull (left) while the best design went to Eco Laundry (right)Around this time of year, a coveted prize is awarded within a niche industry in Japan: the Laundromat-o…
Japanese People Replacing Redundant Pagers With Fax Machines
Japanese people have begun upgrading their redundant pagers with cutting-edge fax machines after the nation’s last remaining pager provider, Tokyo Telemessage Inc., announced it would cease its …
Simple English Word Forcibly Injected Into Complicated Japanese Sentence
A very basic English word has been shoved into a complicated Japanese sentence today right in front of foreign resident Fiona Redman. Contrary to popular belief, the insertion of the English wor…
Day in the Life of a Typical Japanese Cosplay Worker
A day in the life of a Japanese Anime Cosplayer working in Tokyo Japan. The life of a typical Japanese Worker in the Cosplay world in Tokyo is different than the average Japanese salaryman. The aver…
Robot explorer released toward asteroid in Hayabusa2's last mission
KYODO NEWS - 26 minutes ago - 13:22 | All, JapanJapanese space probe Hayabusa2 released Thursday a robotic explorer, bound for the surface of an asteroid -- the last task for the …
Murakami Haruki: Immortal Artist or Falling Star?
Thirty-nine years since he debuted with the novella Hear the Wind Sing, and 29 years since he broke into the global market with the novel A Wild Sheep Chase, Murakami Haruki is now 69 years of a…
Pager services to end Tuesday in Japan after 50 years
Japan's sole pager provider will end its services Tuesday, with the device, first introduced in the country half a century ago, made redundant by mobile phones. Tokyo Telemessage Inc will s…
Nigerian man 'starved' to death in Japanese immigration detention
Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A Nigerian man died of starvation in a Japanese immigration detention center in June, Japanese authorities said Tuesday. The man died after three weeks of fasting while…
Japan still revels in its sumo traditions as the rugby excitement builds
The Rugby World Cup may be dominating the headlines here in Japan – covering both the front and back pages of the national newspapers – but it’s not the only sport that’s been grabbing the attention …