MIEKO TERADA moved to Tama in 1976, at about the same time as everyone else there. Back then, the fast-growing city in Tokyo’s suburban fringe was busy with young married couples and children. These …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 2 comments

I read this article on Japan Times today, about whether female scholars are taken seriously in Japan.

That brings in a broader question; are female workers taken seriously in Japanese companies?

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

If you are coming from EU or Canada, Japan's winter is not that cold; but then, the houses have poor insulation, and you will feel colder without good heating.

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 6 months ago | 0 comments

Seijin-no-hi (Coming of Age Day) is a Japanese public holiday that occurs on every second Monday of January. This holiday honors people who have reached or will, the age of twenty within the current …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 6 months ago | 0 comments

The New Sky Building in Shinjuku
is an amazing structure
born from the Metabolism movement, an
idyllic type of architecture from the
70's that is supposed to be able to
evolve through time t…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

It seems a 20 km congestion is quite normal when a long weekend ends. Is there any reason that it cannot be avoided?

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

A 29-year-old Nepalese student in Tokyo has found herself stuck in limbo with her dreams derailed, and the state of Japan’s language schools is to blame.

A survivor of human trafficking in the past,…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Most of the attention around
automation focuses on how factory
robots and self-driving cars may
fundamentally change our workforce,
potentially eliminating millions of
jobs. But AI that can…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

This has now become a trend; whenever there is a holiday or event of international level, huge crowds gather at Shibuya Crossroads and cheer.

It is kind of nice to have a place like that, but the on…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Did you know that a bra temple exists in Japan?

If you’re looking for a scary encounter in Japan, there are hundreds of abandoned ruins dotted around the country that will make the hairs stand up …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment