Pop, Edo-era stylings combine in Tokyo summer send-off
City-Cost - 9 hours ago - 11:50 | ArtsThe Hamarikyu Oedo Cultural Arts Festival is sending off the summer in Tokyo in some style over the weekend with a colorful celebration of traditi…
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Tweet of the Week #45: The One Thing That Always Happens to Japanese Exchange Students in America
And if you needed a reason as to why Japan should be high on your list when scouting study abroad opportunities, know that Japan recently ranked as the No. 2 study abroad destination in Asia AND…
Gaijindamari: Mysterious Mass Gathering Of Gaijin At HUB
On most nights in Japan there is a mass migration of thousands of gaijin travelling to the chain pub known as the HUB. This strange spectacle is known in Japanese as “gaijindamari”, which loosel…
One-room hotel Trunk House includes Tokyo's tiniest disco
Hotel brand Trunk worked alongside design studio Tripster to create this boutique hotel in Tokyo, which takes cues from traditional Japanese aesthetics – but unusually boasts its own miniature nightc…
Heatherwick Studio reveals designs for "gigantic planted pergola" in Tokyo
Construction has begun on the Toranomon-Azabudai district in central Tokyo, where Japan's tallest skyscraper will sit alongside buildings and a landscaped pergola designed by Heatherwick St…
Japan's space probe to drop asteroid sample capsule in Australia
KYODO NEWS - 6 hours ago - 22:02 | All, JapanJapan's space agency said Thursday its Hayabusa2 space probe returning to Earth late next year will drop its capsule containing asteroid sa…
Japan looks to encourage paternity leave by raising subsidies
Under the current system, companies receive subsidies if they undertake steps to facilitate paternity leave such as holding management seminars or getting bosses to encourage their subordinates to ta…
Japanese business offers bespoke soap for body odor
"In Japan, where being clean and odorless is highly regarded, there is a tendency for young people, especially, to be overly concerned" about the smell of their body, he said. Many peo…
The Lively Hotel in Fukuoka Has a Free Beer With Your Name on It
The first-floor barPhoto: Global Agents The definition of swanky. Photo: Global Agents Retro-pop hipster. Don’t worry, even though the bathrooms for capsule pod guests are shared,…
Top Jobs in Japan with No Japanese Required – Week 34, 2019
Game engineer, cafe staff and kindergarten teacher among our picks of jobs that don't require Japanese language ability. On Aug 21, 2019Don’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan? …