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Akram Khan: Chotto Desh Review

Akram Khan: Chotto Desh Review

Britain’s most acclaimed contemporary dancer brings shortened version of global hit to Yokohama
Contesting Myths

Contesting Myths

Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”
Fashionable Furoshiki

Fashionable Furoshiki

A 1,000-year-old wrapping cloth that is equal parts beauty and function
Kings of Tokyo: The First All-Drag-King Revue Since the Edo Period

Kings of Tokyo: The First All-Drag-King Revue Since the Edo Period

Drag performer Emmanuel Transmission talks gender, glitter and grassroots performance
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EXPAT EXPO TOKYO 2021

EXPAT EXPO TOKYO 2021

Visitor registration is now open!

What’s Happening in Tokyo This October?

What’s Happening in Tokyo This October?

The rundown of the best events in Tokyo this October
National Azabu: Tokyo’s International Supermarket Mecca 

National Azabu: Tokyo’s International Supermarket Mecca 

Launching online shopping and home delivery 
Unwrapping the Reality of Recycling in Japan

Unwrapping the Reality of Recycling in Japan

How Japan’s relationship with recycling turned from “mottainai” to “shouganai”
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Dining

Japanese Farm Food

Japanese Farm Food

by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Celebrate

Celebrate

Five years of getting sauced
Juice

Juice

Your one stop shop after that all-nighter
Meat of the Matter

Meat of the Matter

A carnivore’s cornucopia in Tokyo
Women

Women

Enjoy a girls night out without the creepers
Soba

Soba

Noodle eatery by day, wine bar by night
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Western Movies in Japanese Cinemas

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