Why Does Japan Use So Much Plastic?

Why is Japan so behind other countries, and how can it change?

How to Body&SOUL: A Festival Guide

Your Timeless Companion to One of Japan’s Most Iconic Musical Celebrations

Tokyo Day Trip: Things to Do in Yokosuka

Where U.S. Navy charm meets Japanese coastline comfort

Tokyo Vegan Burger Guide 2025

The best vegetarian and vegan burgers in Tokyo

Are Trains in Tokyo Safe for Women? A List of Women-Only Cars in Tokyo

How to ride public transport safely and report an incident

Is Same Sex Marriage Legal in Japan?

The courts say it’s unconstitutional, but same-sex couples still can’t legally marry in Japan

Funeral Support Services in Japan

Bilingual compassion, care and peace of mind

Book Review: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

A chillingly plausible future

Book Review: The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi

Your table awaits at the Chibineko Kitchen...

Book Review: The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa (translated by Polly Barton)

A quietly devastating and masterfully surreal debut

Toranomon Hills Glass Rock

The Final Chapter in a Landmark Redevelopment

TWO ROOMS Reopens April 2nd, 2025

A bold new era of entertainment dining in Tokyo begins