Civil rights activist Fred Korematsu, an Oakland native who fought the government's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was honored by Google Doodle on Monday on what would have bee…

posted by  Sergey | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

Tokyo is a delicious assault on the senses. A tidal wave of lights, sounds, smells and an entirely different culture hits you as soon as you enter the city.

It’s difficult to really get to the heart …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 2 comments

The other day we stumbled upon a building in Osaka that was shaped like a dachshund. As it turns out, it was a warehouse and distribution center for the Japanese pet food company DoggyMan, which made…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 2 comments

Uchi-Kanda has always been one of Tokyo’s most colorful carousing districts. Just to the north of buttoned-up Otemachi and Marunouchi, its narrow streets are lined with low-budget eateries and boiste…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

Further cementing his place as the top star in Japanese architecture today, Kengo Kuma will next design a luxury hotel in Ginza set to open in early 2020.

In addition to designing the new Yamanote Li…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

With a history spanning back almost four decades, the annual Tokyo Auto Salon (TAS) aftermarket and tuning show has become a must-see for any enthusiast. The show is as unique as the market it attem…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 4 comments

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 | 8 years, 9 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 | 8 years, 9 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 | 8 years, 9 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 | 8 years, 9 months ago | 2 comments