Japan Now Thinks Rugby Is The Best Sport In The World
Rugby is now the most amazing sport in Japan after the national rugby team defeated Ireland 19-12 in a Rugby World Cup pool match in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday. “Stuff soccer or baseball…
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Tokyo Events This Week: Hokkaido Fair and Tamagawa Fireworks
Tokyo events for Monday, September 30 to Sunday, October 6, 2019This week, try delicious Hokkaido cuisine in the heart of Tokyo, catch the fireworks in Tamagawa or join a horror-themed street ra…
Tokyo Mushroom Society 11th Annual Mushroom Fair, 28th Sep–30th Sep, 2019
With over 600,000 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…
Cheap Domestic Flights from Tokyo
of daily flights): Miyazaki (7 flights), Kumamoto (4 flights), Nagasaki (4 flights), Kagoshima (4 flights), Oita (3 flights), all ¥9,700. of daily flights): Sapporo (¥9,870/10 flights), Asahikaw…
Japan Airlines seat map helps avoid screaming babies
One traveller said the feature let him know where babies "plan to scream... during a 13-hour trip". Japan Airlines' website says the icon "lets other passengers know a c…
Officials to investigate stadium light outage during Wales’ win over Australia
Rugby World Cup organisers launched an investigation after around two-thirds of the floodlights failed towards the end of the highly charged match between Australia and Wales at Tokyo Stadium on…
Airline introduces baby seat map to allow passengers to avoid infants
Now Japan Airlines has revealed a new tool that lets you dodge infants when you book your seat. Before babyphobes get too excited, Japan Airlines cautions that the baby map will not display chil…
How artist Meyoco built an online business with pastel florals and magical girls
Running an online shop is a daunting task for any digital artist, with bigger hurdles than most people realize. She regularly restocks her store with charms, enamel pins, and stickers, in additi…
Takashi Miike’s crime thriller First Love is a wild ride
“This is fucking wild!” a wounded yakuza member bellows to no one in particular, deep into the heart of Takashi Miike’s latest action-thriller, First Love. In spite of the tender title, Fir…
Dragon Quest XI and Ni no Kuni make the Switch an even better JRPG system
First, there’s Dragon Quest XI, which comes out today. Here we are more than four years later: the NX is now the Switch, and Dragon Quest XI is indeed on it. At this point, I’ve played a lo…