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Anime CHOREOGRAPHY Legend Season.2 Finals–Shibuya Dance Showdown

Anime CHOREOGRAPHY Legend Season.2 Finals–Shibuya Dance Showdown

Aug 22, 2026 at 5:30pm ~ Aug 23, 2026 at 7:00pm

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Video Games Set in Japan

Video Games Set in Japan

From samurai adventures to yakuza melodrama, these games let you live your wildest dreams in Japan

10 Most Anticipated Anime of 2026

10 Most Anticipated Anime of 2026

A curated look at the anime everyone will be talking about this year.
Tamagotchi Takes Over Roppongi Museum

Tamagotchi Takes Over Roppongi Museum

Tamagotchi turns 30 and Bandai kicks off celebrations with exhibition at Roppongi Museum
Where Did The Meme “You Met Me at a Very Chinese Time in My Life” Come From?

Where Did The Meme “You Met Me at a Very Chinese Time in My Life” Come From?

The TikTok and Instagram trend explained

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Living

Why So Many Japanese Married Couples Sleep in Separate Beds

Why So Many Japanese Married Couples Sleep in Separate Beds

Exploring sleep culture, relationship dynamics and how space shapes intimacy in Japan
What’s It Like To Have A Japanese Spitz?

What’s It Like To Have A Japanese Spitz?

Japan’s native comedian
Japan Drugstore Guide: Best Japanese Sunscreen

Japan Drugstore Guide: Best Japanese Sunscreen

 From sunscreen to aftercare, here are the best products for summer in Japan 
English-Speaking Dog Groomers in Tokyo

English-Speaking Dog Groomers in Tokyo

A guide to English-speaking dog grooming services in Tokyo
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Community

Medical Clinic Hiroo 

Medical Clinic Hiroo 

Top-class medical care for the whole family 
Virg’s Global Dance Contest: “Volume One”

Virg’s Global Dance Contest: “Volume One”

With K-POP celebrity guest judge MINZY 
Based in Japan: Ria Scott

Based in Japan: Ria Scott

“Do you want fear or freedom?”
Ginza and Tokyo Fashion Week: Runway for Hope

Ginza and Tokyo Fashion Week: Runway for Hope

Rebuilding the Tohoku communities, thread by thread
The 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

The 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Commemorating the past and looking to future generations

TOSHI-LOW on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami 

TOSHI-LOW on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami 

“We need conversation about this disaster more than we need construction”
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Travel

Ninomiya Rose & Japanese Garden

Ninomiya Rose & Japanese Garden

A rare peak into a site of historic beauty in Niigata
Seoul Revisited: Finding Retro Japanese Architecture in Korea

Seoul Revisited: Finding Retro Japanese Architecture in Korea

Buildings and Memory in Early 20th-Century Korea
Take a Slow Train to Izu

Take a Slow Train to Izu

The peninsula of sun, sea, and spa
Ise Shrine: Japan’s Holiest Site

Ise Shrine: Japan’s Holiest Site

Rebuilding the sacred heart of Japan
Auberge TOKITO Grand Opening

Auberge TOKITO Grand Opening

Truly rich Japanese cuisine and experiences
East Nara Nabari

East Nara Nabari

A natural playground rich with scenic beauty and historic attractions
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Dining

Visit an Elegantly Retro Cafe in Tokyo at Coffee Sakan Shu

Visit an Elegantly Retro Cafe in Tokyo at Coffee Sakan Shu

A timelessly elegant coffee experience

7 Kissaten to Visit in Tokyo

7 Kissaten to Visit in Tokyo

Slow down and warm up in Japan’s traditional coffee houses
Café Tomorrow Asakusa

Café Tomorrow Asakusa

An ode to the Japanese Showa era
This Kyoto Bar is a “Sound Forest” Filled with Ambient Music and Exotic Plants

This Kyoto Bar is a “Sound Forest” Filled with Ambient Music and Exotic Plants

Exquisite music, food and drinks in an otherworldly setting

Pokémon Afternoon Tea in Tokyo

Pokémon Afternoon Tea in Tokyo

Enjoy delicious sweets and drinks at The Strings Omotesando’s Cafe & Dining Zelkova
Write a Letter to Your Future Self at Jiyucho Kuramae

Write a Letter to Your Future Self at Jiyucho Kuramae

Read, study, work, relax or write to the future at this Asakusa Café
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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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