Kyoto-based Dokidoki Co., Ltd. – the company behind live streaming audio app Dabel – has stepped up to the task of creating an audio metaverse platform...
Their 絶叫救急車 zekkyō kyūkyūsha (literally "scream-inducing ambulance") is available through online reservation and will come to your house or specified location at a set date and...
Listen in as the JAPAN Forward editorial team reflects on their favorite articles published throughout the year, and discuss how Japan’s trending words have impacted our...
This COVID-19 dominated year just seems to be never ending. With new travel restrictions and advisories issued around the globe, many people around the world are...
Yesterday, we looked at the timeline of how COVID-19 took over the lives of people in Japan. Yet, one might realize that not everything was doom...
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has engulfed the lives of everyone around the world in 2020. In Japan, many organizations and media come up with...
It’s perhaps a bit of a mystery for foreigners coming to Japan, but in fact Halloween is a hugely popular celebration in Japan. From...
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On October 16, the immensely popular anime series, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer, premiered its first film of the series, Mugen Ressha (Infinity Train), exclusively...
For video game lovers around the world, it will come as no surprise that the Tokyo Game Show is still set to happen between September...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
This too is going virtual: the Japan Science Forum 2020, an annual event promoting Japanese innovation originally scheduled to take place at the General Consulate...