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Foreign entrepreneurs and investors who want to follow the Silicon Valley venture capital model in Japan can do so, but it will cost a fortune, raise tax risk, and might not work as expected. John Sa…
Many of us are fascinated by getting ‘lost in translation’ when it comes to travel, and there’s really no better place to do this than Japan. While respect and courtesy are cornerstones of Japanese s…
Tokyo is the food paradise that every city hopes to become: where Jiro dreams of sushi, where ramen demands noisy slurping, where cocktails taste best 40 floors above the ground. Everything great abo…
Last week, online cross-border payments company Payoneer announced its expansion into Japan via subsidiary Payoneer Japan. While the business was already processing payments between Japan a…
The latest example of a regional Japan promotional video hoping to go viral is this one from Oji in Nara Prefecture, which features a flying dog. The drone-dog flies around the area, “walki…
With one of the world’s longest-living populations, it’s not much of a surprise that spending time in Japan can have a positive impact on your health. Although people’s bodies (and minds) do rea…
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Feb. 21 installed its first multiple-language, direction-giving ticket-vending machine on a Toei subway line to prepare for a further influx of vis…
Science hasn’t quite progressed to the point where we can view large-scale mechas pummeling each other in a special colosseum...but we do have the next best thing! Misumi Group, a robot manufact…
On Apr. 1 and 2, Laforet Museum Harajuku will be hosting Japan's biggest original Steampunk festival as it celebrates its 5th anniversary! As a "steampunk + alternative history event",…
Ever wondered how quickly junior high school fashion changes in Japan? Produced by mobile phone provider NTT Docomo, this music video a whirlwind tour of teenaged girl fashion through the ages i…
