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Japanese Luxury Fruits and Where to Find Them in Tokyo

Where to buy fancy fruit and why it costs so much

Japan’s Captive Capital: Trillions Locked Up In “Dementia Money”

The growing crisis of inaccessible wealth for Japan’s economy and families

Godzilla: The Kaiju That Remembers

A Creature of Fallout and Postwar Memory

The Door Knockers: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan

*bing bong*

The Art of Japanese Handmade Jewelry

Hayakawa’s beautiful crafts

How the English Language Failed Banana Yoshimoto

Looking back at the Japanese literary icon 30 years after the translation of her debut novel ‘Kitchen’

Based in Japan: Inside Rakugo With Katsura Sunshine

Translating Japan’s Traditional Comedic Storytelling

Your Weekly Horoscope March 20 – 27

See what the stars have in store for you this week. World-renowned astrologer Cathryn Moe discusses love, money, luck and all else in this weekly series.

Events In Tokyo This Week

Nerd Nite Tokyo #79

Jun 19, 2026 at 7:00pm ~ Jun 19, 2026 at 10:30pm

Read The Latest Issue Spring 2026

Read our latest print magazine online and browse all the locations across Tokyo and the Kanto Region where you can pick up a copy for yourself.

Events

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Ron Mueck Retrospective at Mori Art Museum

Apr 29, 2026 at 10:00am

Sep 23, 2026 at 10:00pm

Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival 2026

Aug 08, 2026 at 7:30pm

Aug 08, 2026 at 8:30pm

Earth Garden Summer Festival

Jul 03, 2026 at 6:00pm

Jul 05, 2026 at 9:00pm

Post Malone Live in Japan

Oct 06, 2026 at 7:00pm

Oct 06, 2026 at 10:00pm

bills’ Japan Takes You on a Culinary Exploration of Australia

Apr 22, 2026 at 8:30am

Oct 01, 2026 at 9:00pm

Tokyo Vibes Volume 11

Jul 04, 2026 at 5:00pm

Jul 04, 2026 at 10:30pm

Global Citizen Live: Tokyo

Jun 18, 2026 at 6:30pm

Jun 18, 2026 at 9:00pm

Culture

Don’t Miss These Japanese Music Festivals Coming in 2026

From seaside stages to mountain backdrops, here’s your guide to Japan’s most anticipated music festivals of 2026

Book Review: The Memory Police By Yoko Ogawa

Which do you trust: your memory or the crowd?

Book Review: “An I-Novel” by Minae Mizumura (Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter)

A bilingual meditation on navigating belonging in isolation

The Best Japanese Mystery Novels to Read

Honkaku, thrillers and crime sagas — Japan’s got it all

Living

The Door Knockers: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan

*bing bong*

The Art of Japanese Handmade Jewelry

Hayakawa’s beautiful crafts

English-Speaking Nail Salons in Tokyo

Where to get gel nails, detailed nail art and manicures in Tokyo with English-speaking service

Date Night Ideas in Tokyo

Best spots for a creative Tokyo date

Community

The British School in Tokyo’s New Primary School Campus

Opening in August 2023

Sumo Spotting: Where to sight Japan’s mightiest warriors

Find out how to witness one of Japan’s greatest sports and its athletes in a personal and enlightening way here in Tokyo

Opportunity Knocks

How BLINK Community is revolutionizing the traditional workspace

Mystery Memos

What’s your hot take?

EXPAT EXPO TOKYO 2022

Connect with Tokyo’s international community, businesses and services

Tokyo Life “Why are You Still in Japan?”

It can feel to some international residents like there are more reasons to leave than to stay in Japan. Thinking about your life here, why is it that you have chosen to stay?