While we do have a load of cars and public transport all over the place - the bicycle is still very much a common way to get around in Japan. So much so that finding a place to park ones two wheeler …

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Edward Snowden, a fugitive and former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked information from the agency in 2013, warned Saturday that all people in Japan are subjected to mass surveilla…

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There's a good change you might just see your favorite Nintendo characters on the big screen. Nintendo is eyeing ways to get into the film business at some point within the next five years, said Nint…

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Ego Wrappin’ has been around for a long time. I discovered them in college in the early 2000s but they go back to 1996, which means that this year they’re celebrating their 20th anniversary. For th…

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Himeji Castle (photo by Bernard Gagnon)

Himeji Castle dates back almost 700 years and is the largest and most visited castle in Japan. The central tower is a monumental 5-tiered structure (in rea…

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The Kurobe Gorge Railway runs along the full 20.1km of Kurobe Gorge, Japan's deepest V-shaped gorge, from Unazuki Station to Keyakidaira Station. The trip takes around 1 hour 20 minutes each way, and…

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The Golden Week finally ended last week and vacations are now over for everybody. Yes, over here in Japan, almost the entire country was on vacations 2 weeks ago, some enjoying some time with...

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On Friday I finally got to do something I had been wanting to do for a long time: to visit the Toyota Museum, located on the edge of Toyota (the city), near Nagoya, the 3rd biggest city in Japan. So …

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Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. has been forced to cancel a sales campaign offering customers the chance to travel with "beautiful girls" from the University of Tokyo after an online backlas…

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