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The UK Pavilion Expo 2025: From Inventions to Innovation

The UK Pavilion Expo 2025: From Inventions to Innovation

Narrative-led experience, British inventions and a mascot named PIX
Inside the Nordic Pavilion at Expo 2025

Inside the Nordic Pavilion at Expo 2025

Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Why Does Japan Have So Few Trash Cans?

Why Does Japan Have So Few Trash Cans?

A surprisingly clean mystery
Japanese Onomatopoeia

Japanese Onomatopoeia

Everyday sounds and oddly specific quirky expressions
Visiting San’in: Japan’s Sacred and Slightly “Pagan” Region

Visiting San’in: Japan’s Sacred and Slightly “Pagan” Region

Shimane and Tottori’s spiritual landscapes
Taste of Hungary in Tokyo: Az Finom

Taste of Hungary in Tokyo: Az Finom

Tokyo’s favorite Hungarian restaurant is in Harajuku
Japan Drugstore Guide: Best Medicine for Constipation

Japan Drugstore Guide: Best Medicine for Constipation

The best options in Japan for gentle, effective relief

Horoscope Your Weekly Horoscope August 15 – 22

Horoscope

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.

Event Events In Tokyo This Week

Damn True Festival: Chinese-language Non-fiction Creators Annual Dialogue

Damn True Festival: Chinese-language Non-fiction Creators Annual Dialogue

Dec 20, 2025 at 9:30am ~ Dec 20, 2025 at 9:00pm

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Winter 2025

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.

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10 Must-Read Japanese Novels of 2024

10 Must-Read Japanese Novels of 2024

From English translations of family dramas to thrilling mysteries and historical fiction
Forging Bonds: The Samurai Armor Restoration

Forging Bonds: The Samurai Armor Restoration

The appearance and restoration of samurai armor in Malta
LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: Epic

LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: Epic

Featured artist of December 2024
Fresh Ink: Saho Terao

Fresh Ink: Saho Terao

The English-language debut of “Tenshi Nikki” (“Angel Diaries”)
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Living

What Slime Mold Revealed About Tokyo’s Railway System

What Slime Mold Revealed About Tokyo’s Railway System

Slime mold biology meets urban design: how a brainless organism confirmed the genius of Tokyo’s railways and may inspire future infrastructure
Beyond Vegan Cafés: How Tokyo Restaurants Are Making Traditional Cuisine Inclusive

Beyond Vegan Cafés: How Tokyo Restaurants Are Making Traditional Cuisine Inclusive

Ningen Restaurant and Mugi no Oto
Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Nishi Kasai

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Nishi Kasai

Heartlands: The Indian enclave that was under the sea
Things to Do in Tokyo in September

Things to Do in Tokyo in September

The rundown of the best events in Tokyo this September
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Community

Practice the Art of Shodo at Norihito Calligraphy School

Practice the Art of Shodo at Norihito Calligraphy School

Tailored calligraphy lessons in Omotesando
Conquer the Supermarket Game

Conquer the Supermarket Game

A comprehensive guide to shopping smarter in Tokyo

What We’re Watching This Summer

What We’re Watching This Summer

Staff picks from fashion YouTuber to outlandish animation and Netflix dramas
Eat Play Works

Eat Play Works

New versatile coworking space opens in Hiroo
Gym Special

Gym Special

Where to lift, train and get fit this winter
99 Sports Bar

99 Sports Bar

Tokyo’s largest and No.1 premier sports bar
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Travel

The Beginner’s Guide to Forest Bathing

The Beginner’s Guide to Forest Bathing

Nine forests to explore and experience shinrin-yoku in the Tokyo area
The Long Commute

The Long Commute

Exploring Noto on a mamachari

Osaka’s Underground Chinatown

Osaka’s Underground Chinatown

Authentic Chinese Food in Osaka City
Tokyo vs Hokkaido

Tokyo vs Hokkaido

Is Hokkaido the best prefecture in Japan?
Beginner’s Guide to Bikepacking in Japan

Beginner’s Guide to Bikepacking in Japan

Experience Japan’s great outdoors in a new way
Osaka: A City of Experience and Exploration

Osaka: A City of Experience and Exploration

Follow us through a neon-lit world of good food and good times
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Dining

Matisse Exhibition Afternoon Tea

Matisse Exhibition Afternoon Tea

Artful Afternoon Tea
CENSU TOKYO

CENSU TOKYO

An artful omakase dining experience

Good Eats

Good Eats

Our latest picks for dining in Tokyo
AC House

AC House

A 9-course menu cooked without boundaries
Caveman

Caveman

“Slow food” with the highest quality of ingredients
Oyster Shack Shimbashi

Oyster Shack Shimbashi

Freshly harvested seasonal oysters, grilled right at your dining table
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Literature

Contesting Myths

Contesting Myths

Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”
This Great Stage of Fools

This Great Stage of Fools

An anthology of Alan Booth’s uncollected writings on Japan
Andrea Fazzari: Tokyo New Wave

Andrea Fazzari: Tokyo New Wave

Photographer and writer Andrea Fazzari captures the intimate, personal sides of Tokyo’s new generation of chefs
Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review

Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review

Shallow attempt at a bildungsroman
Japan – 100 Hidden Towns

Japan – 100 Hidden Towns

Discover a deeper culture
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

Keshiki – New Voices from Japan

New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 2)
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