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How To Get The Artist Visa in Japan: What It Is and How to Qualify

For creatives dreaming of living and working in Japan

Will There Be a Giant Natural Disaster in Japan This July?

Viral Manga-Prophet Says Yes— A Tsunami Prediction

Minobu Travel Guide: Food and Craft Experiences in Japan’s Temple Town

Meet the artisans, farmers, and chefs reviving Minobu through sustainable tourism and traditional culture

Why Does Japan Use So Much Plastic?

Why is Japan so behind other countries, and how can it change?

Tokyo Day Trip: Kumagaya, Saitama

From Sacred Temples to Explosive Festivals

How to Body&SOUL: A Festival Guide

Your Timeless Companion to One of Japan’s Most Iconic Musical Celebrations

Her Body, Not Her Choice: Do Women in Japan Need Consent From Their Partner to Get an Abortion?

The issues and human rights violations surrounding abortion in Japan

Your Weekly Horoscope March 14 – March 21

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

Creep Hyp Live Tour

Jun 10, 2026 at 7:00pm ~ Jun 11, 2026 at 9:30pm

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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Culture

An Interview with Japanese-American Filmmaker Miki Dezaki

Exploring historical revisionism, racism, and the Comfort Women issue in his documentary ‘Shusenjo’

LOVEHO SELECTS February 2023

Three Tokyo Artists to Know | February 2023

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases January 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart

Florentyna Leow’s gustatory sketch of love and heartbreak in Kyoto

Living

Minobu Travel Guide: Food and Craft Experiences in Japan’s Temple Town

Meet the artisans, farmers, and chefs reviving Minobu through sustainable tourism and traditional culture

Why Does Japan Use So Much Plastic?

Why is Japan so behind other countries, and how can it change?

Tokyo Day Trip: Kumagaya, Saitama

From Sacred Temples to Explosive Festivals

Her Body, Not Her Choice: Do Women in Japan Need Consent From Their Partner to Get an Abortion?

The issues and human rights violations surrounding abortion in Japan

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Travel

Water’s Edge

Old-world fishing villages, a cast of crusty characters, and Japan’s best octopus make Seto Inland Sea the place for epicures and adventurers. Simon Rowe sets sail.