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Where to Buy Christmas Gifts in Tokyo

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Best Futons in Japan: Top Picks From Real Reviews

The right futon for your space and sleep

Christmas Markets in Tokyo 2025

Where to find festive dishes, gifts and end-of-year atmosphere

Japan Drugstore Guide: Stay Calm and Beat Winter Stress with OTC Anxiety Relief

Your go-to guide for Japan’s best OTC anxiety and mood-boosting supplements

Things to Do in Tokyo in December 2025

Everything from ice skating to ballroom dancing to celebrate the holidays

The 9 Best Japanese Whiskies for Gifting

Japanese whisky for beginners

Giving Birth in Japan as a Foreigner

Five women share their pregnancy stories 

IL LUPINO PRIME Christmas Dinner in Tokyo 2025

A Tuscan winter feast in the heart of Omotesando

Oris Just Dropped a Japan-Exclusive Aquis Watch—And Only 100 Exist

A new red-and-white Aquis crafted for Japan, blending Swiss engineering with a design you won’t find anywhere else

​​5 of Japan’s Weirdest YouTube Channels You Should be Watching

Where unhinged creativity meets strangely soothing chaos