Pollen season coming, but so are better treatments!
Last couple of years have seen quite a few new types of treatment for hay fever. And some of those cure the problem forever.
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Why are the US Military Aircrafts deployed in Japan in such a bad shape?
There is around one crash or emergency landing each month, and this has resulted in Okinawans staying worried about these things landing on their roofs. Any particular reason for this?
Owl No Mori: This café is quite a hoot
How many of you have read Harry Potter and wondered what it would feel like to have an owl as a pet? I know I certainly did, and thanks to Tokyoites’ obsession with animal cafés I got to find it out.…
How do I get student discount tickets for trains?
Questions about Japan answered directly from Akihabara, Tokyo!
Musical Instruments Shopping in Tokyo
For those of you who want to find a place to shop for musical instruments, Ochanomizu is the place to go. Prices are much better than in those shops in department stores, and the selection is yuuuge …
Japanese high-tech toilets standardise icons to help confused tourists
It's long been a conundrum for visitors to Japan: how do you actually use the toilet? For more than 35 years, the "washlet"—also known in some parts as the "super toilet"—has…
It might get even easier to apply for permanent residence
Six years ago, Japanese PR was more difficult to apply for than Japanese citizenship. Since then, it has been getting easier. Now there is a point scheme that is easy to interpret, and applications …
Gun ownership in Japan
With statestics of last year's gun crimes and homicides rolling out in many countries, I saw this topic being discussed on a Japanese TV channel. In Japan, gun crime is basically low because gun…
Center Shiken: what is it, and why are people crazy about it?
Questions about Japan answered directly from Akihabara, Tokyo!
How was your experience of the recent snowstorm?
Since I live in the Pacific Ocean side of East Japan which was only affected mildly, we got only 20 minutes of snow. But then, the water taps outside are still frozen. All flower pots looked like the…