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Started by Twitter user @lefteyedgirl, the hashtag #gaijinconfessionfriday exploded in popularity at the end of April and is still going strong as of last Friday – with even some Japanese users getti…
Ayako Shimizu, the founder of Hikari Labs, has an innovative approach that represents a huge step forward in addressing this problem. Hikari Labs develops and distributes video games based on cogniti…
Uniqlo’s UT Grand Prix T-shirt design contest received the largest number of entries ever last year. The theme of the competition was Nintendo and fans from all over the world were invited to su…
Japan and its tourism industry is obsessed with UNESCO World Heritage sites, a fascination driven by a highly successful TV show. While other countries boast many more registered sites, locals are ra…
This is a topic that we will never run out of articles for :-p
Double-decker trains are to disappear from Japan's Shinkansen networks. East Japan Railway Company says it will decommission its double-decker super-express trains over a 4…
A bronze statue of Japan's oldest elephant, Hanako, has been unveiled at a train station in Tokyo. About 300 people attended a ceremony on Friday in front of JR Kichijoji Station. The …
Ever since 1950 when Japan began tracking its population of children, the number has never been as low as it is today. New data from the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry finds the po…
Tokyo jeweler Ginza Tanaka is offering a life-size Darth Vader mask made of 24-karat gold at a hefty price of 154-million yen ($1.9-million) to mark the 40th anniversary of the re…
With Tokyo Olympics coming up, one of the hot topics is that the International Olympic Committee and the WHO have agreed that they should promote a smoke-free Olympics, in order to protect again…
