You Can Now Have Japanese Fisher
Waking up early can be tough, especially if you’re a recent graduate who is new to the 9-to-5 shift. Sometimes you just keep hitting that snooze button over and over. But if you live in Jap…
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Restructuring at National Universities: Implications for the Future of Higher Learning
National universities are seeing a restructuring boom for the first time in decades, with many faculties being newly launched and others being reorganized. Two key concepts behind many of these moves…
Toy fair opens in Shizuoka
Japanese makers of models are showing their latest products at a trade fair in Shizuoka City. Seventy-eight makers from across the country have set up booths at the 56th annual Shizuoka Hob…
Aimer to Perform Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Theme Song
Aimer will perform the theme song to Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Part 1 Presage Flower, the first part of the upcoming film trilogy, set to premiere on Oct. 14!
The Incredible Sand Sculptures of Toshihiko Hosaka
Toshihiko Hosaka began making sand sculptures in art school and has been using beaches and sand boxes as his canvas for almost 20 years. His work defies what we typically think of as sand art as he s…
Japanese and physical newspaper consumption
Unlike many other countries, Japan’s physical newspaper market is generally healthy, as far as I am aware, and this survey from @nifty into newspapers appears to back up my opinions. Note that s…
Photographer Shoichi Aoki on capturing Tokyo street fashion
For over two decades, Japanese photographer Shoichi Aoki has been documenting the most outlandish, provocative and definitive Tokyo street fashion. But in December 2016, Aoki shut down the cult …
Experiencing Japan’s Senpai-Kouhai System at Work
In Japan, where seniority and experience continue to take precedence over qualifications or ability, the idea of “respect your elders” is at the forefront of daily working life. One of the ways this …
Kumamoto ‘baby hatch’ accepted 125 babies over nine years since launch
The controversial “baby hatch” set up at a Kumamoto hospital in 2007 to enable people to leave infants anonymously took in a total of 125 babies over nine years through March last year. Ahead of…
Umai Crate: The Definitive Seven-Month Long Review
Last year, we published two six-month mega reviews of both Japan Crate (Japanese snacks) and Doki Doki Crate (cute Japanese things). These were, and still are, a couple of the most popular Japan…