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Where To Find The Best Brown Bread in Tokyo

Where To Find The Best Brown Bread in Tokyo

Shokupan, move aside

Where To Find The Best Bagel in Tokyo

Where To Find The Best Bagel in Tokyo

Where to find some of the best bagels in Japan

Yuji Nishida’s Apology: The Final Boss of Japanese Politeness

Yuji Nishida’s Apology: The Final Boss of Japanese Politeness

The sincerest bow the internet has ever seen

The Best Japanese Films for Beginners Learning Japanese

The Best Japanese Films for Beginners Learning Japanese

Why children’s stories and quiet domestic life work better than reading textbooks will

R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

Building a Community with R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

Japan Drugstore Guide: Cold and Flu Medicine

Japan Drugstore Guide: Cold and Flu Medicine

Recommended cold and flu medicine in Japan

The History of Patriarchy in Japan

The History of Patriarchy in Japan

And how history rewrote women out of power

Your Weekly Horoscope October 31 – November 7

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.

Events In Tokyo This Week

Decoding the Japanese Workplace: Japanese Business Etiquette Workshop & Mixer

Decoding the Japanese Workplace: Japanese Business Etiquette Workshop & Mixer

Jul 10, 2026 at 6:30pm ~ Jul 10, 2026 at 8:30pm

Read The Latest Issue Summer 2026

Summer 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.

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Tokyo Trends: Blokette

Tokyo Trends: Blokette

Buy “The It Girl” trends this season

Featured Artists for October 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Featured Artists for October 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out October’s featured Tokyo creatives!

toe Interview: Hirokazu Yamazaki on Their New Album

toe Interview: Hirokazu Yamazaki on Their New Album

“Creating Music is One of the Only Things You Can Control in Life”

Tokyo Trends: Five Chrome Silver Accessories to Buy in Tokyo

Tokyo Trends: Five Chrome Silver Accessories to Buy in Tokyo

It’s all acubi and blokette this season — here’s where to buy the look

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Living

Japan Drugstore Guide: Cold and Flu Medicine

Japan Drugstore Guide: Cold and Flu Medicine

Recommended cold and flu medicine in Japan

The History of Patriarchy in Japan

The History of Patriarchy in Japan

And how history rewrote women out of power

Strawberry Picking in Tokyo

Strawberry Picking in Tokyo

Sweet winter berries and countryside escapes in the city

Japan Drugstore Guide: Blister Care and Podiatry Clinics in Tokyo

Japan Drugstore Guide: Blister Care and Podiatry Clinics in Tokyo

The best blister care, foot support and podiatry clinics in Japan

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Community

Making Waves

Making Waves

Four female swimmers on their love of the sport

Summer Cycling Trip is For the Dogs

Summer Cycling Trip is For the Dogs

An international couple’s unique effort to raise awareness for animal rescue

Climb For a Cause

Climb For a Cause

Join in TELL’s Tower Climb Challenge and Support World Suicide Prevention Day

Thriving at International Schools in Tokyo

Thriving at International Schools in Tokyo

Four international schools offer advice for the first day

Raising Global Citizens at International Schools in Japan

Raising Global Citizens at International Schools in Japan

A globalized education

Eyes on The Prize

Eyes on The Prize

A total of ¥10 million up for grabs

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Travel

Air China

Air China

Head to China in style with the country’s national flag carrier

Capturing Kushiro

Capturing Kushiro

A family summer escape in Hokkaido

Nikko: Its Legends and Lefties

Nikko: Its Legends and Lefties

Turn back time and immerse yourself in this relic of traditional Japan

Ashikaga – Flowers and Wine Paradise

Ashikaga – Flowers and Wine Paradise

A peaceful and charming retreat from Tokyo

Mt. Oyama

Mt. Oyama

Hiking and history on a sacred mountain

Mt. Oyama Tofu—¥5,000 TICKET LOTTERY

Mt. Oyama Tofu—¥5,000 TICKET LOTTERY

Read our travel guide “Mt. Oyama: Hiking and history on…

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Dining

Antcicada’s Cricket Ramen in Tokyo

Antcicada’s Cricket Ramen in Tokyo

Would you try the world’s first bug-based ramen?

Mumbai Restaurant Ebisu

Mumbai Restaurant Ebisu

Set on the sixth floor of the Atre Ebisu building,…

The 41st National Sake Championship

The 41st National Sake Championship

Who is Japan’s best amateur taster?

La Cabina

La Cabina

From Mexico to Japan con amor, meet Haim Cifuentes

The Taste of Mumbai Meets the Glitz of Ginza at Ginza Lamb House

The Taste of Mumbai Meets the Glitz of Ginza at Ginza Lamb House

Carefully selected, crystal-grilled lamb in Tokyo

mesm Hotel’s Afernoon Tea

mesm Hotel’s Afernoon Tea

mesmerizing the five senses

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Japanese Movies

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Western Movies in Japanese Cinemas

The Watchers

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

One Life

The Holdovers

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