Japan’s BT21 Cafe returns to major cities for summer 2021 with adorable character dishes
BT21, the gang of rag-tag characters created by messaging app LINE and K-pop group BTS, are returning to Japan in food form for one of…
These impressive photos of the Olympic Torch look like CG imagery or a scene from an anime
After the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic Flame was transferred to a new location in the Daiba 台場 neighborhood of Tokyo. The…
Tirol recreates roasted green tea parfait in tiny 41¢ chocolate with the help of historic tea specialists
Chocolate brand Tirol seem to be on a mission to recreate every type of parfait beloved by the Japanese public as one of their signature…
Senchado Tokyo teams up with BTS on sleek cans of green tea in various flavours
Last month, Korean boy group BTS released an album called ‘BTS, the Best’ which includes all their Japanese-language hits. This release is being celebrated with…
TeamLab Planet’s Floating Flower Garden unveils exclusive original blue orchid at new exhibit
Art museum teamLab Planets Tokyo DMM is celebrating the three year of their milestone since opening Tokyo. This summer, they are holding a new orchid…
Have a glass of classic anime scotch with official Gatchaman whisky
In 1972, sci fi anime “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman” first aired on TV in Japan. The series’s blend of science fiction and superhero storylines is…
Japanese company offers free virtual “cheering” platform for sports fans this summer
For those who want to enjoy sporting events online with their friends, oVice Inc. will release a special layout for public viewing and provide it…
Japan’s Blue Impulse aerobatic team skywrites colorful Olympic rings over the skies of Tokyo
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics will be held in just a few hours (at the time of writing) at 8:00 p.m. on July…
Unique Othello boards from traditional Japanese paulownia box maker use reclaimed wood waste
New World Co., Ltd., and Masuda Kiribako Co., Ltd., which has been making traditional paulownia wood boxes, known in Japanese as 桐箱 kiribako, since 1929,…
Shiba inu charms everyone with elegant ballet dance while getting his paws cleaned in video
Some animals are known for their elegant and lithe movements. It’s fair to say that dogs, a type of pet which is usually seen bounding…
Vulpix appears on even more awesome Pokemon manhole covers in Hokkaido
A few years ago, Pokemon started collaborating with local municipalities around Japan to create ‘Poke Lids’ (called Pokefuta in Japanese). These are manhole covers with…
Bingoya Handicrafts: probably the best souvenir shop in Tokyo
One of the difficulties of shopping for high-quality Japanese craft products in Tokyo is finding everything under one roof. This is where Bingoya comes in….
Help (not) wanted: immigration politics in Japan
Japan is suffering from a terrible labour shortage. A Manpower survey of human resources managers around the world found that HR managers in Japan have…
Will the 2020s be a decade of entrepreneurship in Japan?
Japan often looks more like a land of corporate titans than budding entrepreneurs. There are certainly examples of entrepreneurship in the Japanese economy in the…
Four spots from which to view beautiful Matsushima Bay
Matsushima Bay is a beautiful bay dotted with 260 islands of varying size on the coast of Miyagi prefecture, 15km north of Sendai, the prefectural…