Japanese Cafe Customer Vows To Not Return After Staff Says: “First Time? Come Again!”, Gets Empathy Online
It’s a situation many of us can relate to. Going to a clothes store and feeling as if the sales clerk won’t leave you alone….
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Karaoke Comes To Virtual Avatar Livestreaming in World’s First Smartphone-Based System
As Vtubers like Kizuna AI, Kaguya Luna, YuNi and others continue to bask in the spotlight, the Vtuber revolution has come to the masses through…
Yanagiya Tozaburo Introduces ‘Rakugo’ to the World
Written by Toru Matsugaki for JAPAN Forward Tozaburo Yanagiya, 42, is a storyteller with a drive to spread the word on rakugo, a traditional form…
Petition Launched To Stop Forcible Hair Dyeing From Natural Color to Black in Japanese Schools
Japanese Schools Forcing Teens To Dye Hair Black As we reported before, in October 2017, news of an Osakan teen who was forced by her…
When Train Cultures Collide: Tatami Kanzaki’s One-Frame Manga Depicts A Traveler’s Woes
Osaka vs. Tokyo: Differences in Culture and Etiquette The cultural differences between Kanto (the region centered around Tokyo), and Kansai (the region where you’ll find…
Is Japan’s Instagenic Honeymoon Over? Plain “Jimi-Ben” Lunches May Indicate A Shift
Japan’s Insta-Bae Obsession Following global trends, Instagram has become hugely popular in Japan, with shops bending over backwards to serve up the most photogenic sweets…
New Exhibit Displays Original Evangelion Artwork And Rebuild Of Evangelion Inspired Japanese Swords
Neon Genesis Evangelion fans may be getting a treat they never knew they wanted in the form of a newly revived exhibit in Tokyo. For…
Cheering Stifled At “Cheering Format” Showings of Avengers: End Game in Japan
Japanese Moviegoing Culture Unlike movie theaters in many parts of the world where audiences often cheer and react quite vocally to the images on screen,…
Free Downloadable Environment Lets You Explore Kyoto’s Famouse Fushimi Inari Shrine With Unreal Engine 4
Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is one of the most popular tourist spots in the area. The sprawling shrine is most famous for its path…
PERSONA5 the Animation EXHIBITION In Tokyo and Fukuoka, Artworks Book To Go On Sale
Fans of Persona 5, the most critically acclaimed game in the long-lived Persona franchise, and its currently airing anime adaptation, Persona 5 the Animation, may…
74-Year-Old Japanese Farmer Stocks Vending Machine Daily With Homemade Curry Rice For Hungry Travelers
Japan has a vending machine for just about everything these days. While plenty of typical beverage vending machines can be found nearly anywhere, Japan also…
To Slurp Or Not To Slurp: Tourists’ Reactions Spark Online Debate on Noodle Manners
As Japan approaches the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the number of foreign visitors continues to increase year by year. A record 31 million foreign tourists visited…
The Sage’s Grandson, One Punch Man, Kimetsu no Yaiba Lead Top Anime of Spring 2019 in dAnime Store’s Survey of 100,000+
Considering that many anime fans took advantage of the extended Golden Week holiday to catch up on the Spring season’s lineup, it makes perfect sense…
Japanese Hot Spring Resort Now Offers Protein Shake Baths And Meat-Heavy Menu
Onsen, or traditional hot springs, are some of Japan’s most sought after travel spots, with some truly magical destinations that are bound to make you…
Japanese Cosplayer Yu-Ya Nails Pesci From Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Updated with additional photos This year’s Niconico Chokaigi festival offered exciting attractions not only inside the exhibition halls but also outside, thanks to the caliber…