As tourists return, so do abandoned suitcases. But one Tokyo hotel is creatively recycling this oversized waste into a fruitful opportunity.
Tourism in Japan is bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels and Hoshino Resorts is meeting that demand with a new hotel in Tokyo's popular Asakusa district.
The Dream of a Leather Wallet is JAPAN Forward’s first 2021 Online Rakugo release, as we continue the series of online Rakugo that has run since...
The Japanese traditional comedic art form called rakugo has only grown in popularity in the 21st Century. Are there stylistic factors behind this success, or is...
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...
(Last Part) Find Part 1 here: Get Ready to Laugh as JAPAN Forward Streams Japanese Comedy Rakugo Otemachi 2020. Delve into the world of Japanese humor as...
(First Part) Find Part 2 here: Touch Humor as JAPAN Forward Streams Japanese Comedy Rakugo Otemachi 2020. It’s easy to feel a little gloomy when every...
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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...
Nanshun Kyokudo is not your typical Sakamoto Ryoma fan. For starters, she only found out about the Japanese rebel while at university — much later...
Tozaburo Yanagiya, 42, is a storyteller with a drive to spread the word on rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comic storytelling. If you ask...
On November 22, 2017, in a live performance venue in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Hawking Aoyama appeared on stage in his wheelchair to perform in the rakugo...