"There is the fear that the increase in infections will cause pressure on the medical system, and that is why we took this decision", explained Prime...
What was the Toka Ebisu festival like in 2021? Despite this year’s simpler, quiet version, a visit to the festival remains a must for business owners...
Record breaking snowfall has hit several parts of northern Japan since December 15, and is wreaking havoc on transportation and daily life in the affected...
“Atypical” is typical during the days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like every country, Japan is growing accustomed to peculiar policies and awkward workarounds as commerce and...
The Demachi branch of Chinese food chain, Gyoza no Osho (Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto), which offered students living in the college town free meals if they washed...
Jellyfish are currently a big hit in aquariums throughout Japan. ‘Floating’ with Jellies from Above at Sumida Aquarium A new main attraction...
Let’s just start with the premise that, if you are anything like me, you probably have the green thumb of a two-year-old who is capable...
June has arrived, and along with it an unusually early rainy season comes knocking at the door. Muggy days, alternating between scorching sunshine and...
The matcha parfait is a piece of art, and Japan’s dessert masters continue to push the art form to new heights. Sometimes literally, like the dizzyingly...
“Following the approval of the panel of experts, it has been decided that the state of emergency will be lifted from Kansai’s Hyogo, Osaka, and...
In a time of COVID-19, when many feel helpless towards the invisible enemy, it can be tempting to just throw caution to the winds....
Source: @wasabitool Talented photographer wasabitool (Twitter, Instagram) takes absolutely gorgeous pictures of landscapes in Japan, and one glance at his latest work will show that these beautiful...