Culture
Chinese New Year in Japan
Welcoming the Year of the Dragon on February 10
What Is Oshikatsu? How Japan’s Fandom Culture Is Redefining Connection and Self-Care
From itabags to plushies, discover how Japanese youth are finding comfort in their faves
Kagura: Theater from Heaven Joins the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Kagura, a variant of Shinto theater, may not be as well known to foreigners as kabuki and noh
Tokyo Comic Con 2025
The world’s fandoms converge
The Best Anime Songs of All Time
Certified bangers, no skips
Why Are There So Many Cats in Japanese Fiction?
Literary symbol or cultural cliche?
How to Lose Weight the Japanese Way
Wa – The Art of Balance by Kaki Okamura
How to Make an Autumn Ikebana
Beginner tips for nageirebana
Dami Lee on the Organized Chaos That is Tokyo
Is Tokyo ugly?
Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi) and His Many Lives
The Irish-Greek wanderer who became Japan’s foremost folklore chronicler