Think twice before you swat that mosquito. It just might be a delicate glass sculpture, at least if you’re in the presence of Yuki Tsunoda, a young sculptor who shapes glass into insects and plants t…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

This is a common question among foreign residents in Tokyo. We have been told that both parents must be working for the child to be eligible for childcare at almost all daycare centers. What is the r…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 2 months ago | 3 comments

The Tokyo metropolitan government’s Bureau of Transportation started offering an over-the-phone interpretation service in January for foreign customers in five foreign languages at Toei Subway statio…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 3 comments

The impact that the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has had on life science research is almost immeasurable, as the number of research projects utilizing the cutting-edge molecular technique has expl…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

Resident Evil games are a big deal. People love them! Especially in Japan. Let’s see how the latest release did in its first week on sale in the country.

Resident Evil 7 launched on January 26, and f…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

Walking around Yokosuka we found a restaurant where they have two different hamburgers on their menu: the Trump burger and the Obama burger. The Trump burger has 700 gr of meat, two slices of bacon a…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Line, the struggling messaging app that’s losing users, today launched its newest spin-off service – a rival to Slack.

With Line Works, the Japan-based company has a workplace chat app to take on a m…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

In a country where novelty is the norm and cuteness is king, these places stand out in more ways than one. Among the numerous themed cafes scattered all over Japan, we've rounded up our top picks.

No…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Google has won a long-standing battle in Japan that drew parallels with Europe’s “right to be forgotten” ruling.

The Japanese Supreme Court today dismissed four cases against the U.S. company seeking…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments

The number of Japanese moving into Tokyo and nearby prefectures was higher than those who left for the 21st straight year in 2016, with the availability of child care support proving a big draw in ce…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 2 months ago | 2 comments