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Care Show Japan 2023 (Overview)
Japan's healthcare is well acknowledged as one of the best in the world. The country continually ranks at the top when it...
Tokyo Olympics: The Final Countdown
It’s July 24, 2020 and the Thirty-second Olympiad of the modern era has just kicked off in spectacular fashion. The world’s largest metropolitan area...
How an Englishman saved Japan’s Cherry-Blossoms
The interesting story of how one Englishman, Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram, saved Japan’s Sakura from dying out.
Is Japan Poised to Dominate the Olympics?
The Breakout
With Japan hosting the Summer Games in 2020, as well as the Rugby World Cup in...
The Art of Washi – The Japanese Paper Lanterns Festival
We were invited to a lot of festivals recently, and we go to quite a few of them throughout the year, but the Mino...
The Tokyo Motor Show: An Open-Ended Future
Rallying from Behind
The 46th biennial Tokyo Motor Show (TMS) just concluded along with...
Life support for expats and short-stay professionals in Japan
Coming to Japan, whether for business, or moving, is not an easy undertaking at the best of times. Add to that...
[Sponsored] Aesop’s Fables comes to Nagoya
With eighty plus - and counting - productions under our belt, Nagoya Players has seen and survived a lot. The group...
Big in Japan: Alex Parsons
Wintersports have enjoyed a long stay of popularity in Japan - especially Snowboarding. Even a hasty glance on social media quickly gives...
Quick Impressions from the Photokina
For all those interested in camera tech, here’s a brief look at some of the products from the Photokina this year.
The biggest Camera Tech...
Junko Iwao at Anime North 2018
Greetings from Anime North, the biggest anime and Japanese culture convention in Canada! We were on the ground in Toronto with seiyuu (voice actor)...
Interview: Kiyono Yasuno (Anime North 2018)
We sat down with seiyuu (voice actor) guest Kiyono Yasuno for an exclusive interview at Anime North, the biggest Japanese pop culture...
Saidaiji Hadaka Matsuri–Naked Man Festival
The Saidaiji Naked Men Festival is widely considered to be one of Japan’s strangest matsuri. Each year in February, roughly 10,000 men sign up...
Iaido–The Ancient Art of Swordsmanship Entering a New Age
For those who have never heard the word, Iaido is a Japanese martial art which trains you, in both body and mind, how to...