In 2016, the Tabelog Awards to honor the most revered food and restaurants in Japan was established. It’s the Grammys of Japanese cuisine, and the...
It is often said that the strongest of friendships are forged during the hardest of times. Sometimes strength can come from tragedy, as it did...
In 2018, a private jellyfish research facility opened in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, near the tip of Kii Peninsula. The director of the facility is Shin...
The Toka Ebisu Festival, known as ”Ebessan” among the locals, has just been held at Osaka’s Imamiya Ebisu Shrine. Every year just after...
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo, Japan’s biggest fashion show where next spring and summer collections are unveiled, was held in October at multiple locations...
By Kaichi Iwamoto The popularity of the endearing “station master” Tama, a female calico cat on the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line,...
The Sankei Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to propose a solution to the global problem of marine plastic waste, with details...
Shohei Nagatsuji How can young people help ensure a sustainable society for themselves and the future generations? Some Japanese high school students’ groups...
(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid the Anti-Whaling Uproar The clash...
(First of Three Parts) “The award for Best Director goes to Keiko Yagi for Behind THE COVE!” I was immersed in applause and...
In days past, Japanese people enjoyed different types of cherry blossoms native to different regions throughout the country. The beautiful blossoms of the indigenous variety...
“Dolphins!” Out went the cry, and the coiffed men lined up on the beach perked up and peered eagerly out into the Pacific, their tailored...