Starbucks Coffee Japan, the Seattle-based franchise, announced the opening of the world’s fifth high-end coffee shop in Nakameguro (Meguro Ward) on February 27. Called...
Video Source: Tokyo Metro Picture Source: PR Times Perhaps it stems from national pride at having one of the most efficient and clean rail services in...
In February 2018, just before his summit meeting with President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid a wreath at the Tomb of the...
On March 3 in Japan it’s Hinamatsuri, the girls’ festival where wishes for the good health are made for young females in the family. It’s...
Ramen is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon. Even when JAPAN Forward visited the Ramen Show in October 2018, our reporters met chefs who were conducting...
Situated in the lovely area of Shirokane, Tokyo, the Matsuoka Museum of Art is known for its solid collections of Japanese and Chinese artwork. However,...
The exhibition, “Kawanabe Kyosai: Nothing Escaped His Brush” is showing February 6, 2019, to March 31, 2019, at the Suntory Museum. Kawanabe renown for his giga (comic) pictures, satiric illustrations and...
Photo Source: © PR Times, Inc. Fighting sleep debt in Tokyo Whether it's insomnia, sleep apnea, an over-booked travel itinerary, or for those who live...
Shortly after their triumphant appearance at Fuji Rock Festival in July 2018, Scottish band Chvrches surprised fans in Japan and everywhere else by recording...
After the success of the Fisherman’s Festival last November, Tokyo’s favorite seafood festival is back, bigger and better than ever before. The SAKANA &...
Just before dawn, a sight which resembles a sci-fi movie unfolded before our eyes. With their red headlights waiting to pull out of the station,...
The Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo is currently staging an exhibition of works by the artist Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889). This idiosyncratic artist was...