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Japan Drugstore Guide: Best Collagen Products in Japan

Collagen staples for beauty and health in Japan

Chiran, Kagoshima Travel Guide

Home to Kyoto-style gardens and the Peace Museum for kamikaze, Chiran offers a healthy dose of history and culture. Stephen Mansfield takes a walk.

IKO Art Discoveries Launches with MASAMI: A New Chapter in Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Tokyo

An immersive new exhibition invites Tokyo-ites to explore art, nature and connection through the eyes of Japanese artist MASAMI

Unearthing the History of Tokyo Train Stations

A Lucky Train Delay at Omori Station

BEATCITY JAPAN 2025: Japan’s Premier Beatboxing Event Evolves with a World-First Karaoke Room

Get ready for an electrifying year of battles, performances—and now, the world’s first beatbox karaoke room!

Where to Drink Japanese Tea in Tokyo: Matcha, Houjicha and Wagashi

Where to go for an authentic steep

Mediterranean Comfort with an Aussie Twist: bills Launches New Spring/Summer 2025 Menu in Japan

Fresh produce, bright flavors, and wine-ready plates define the newest seasonal lineup at bills Japan

Your Weekly Horoscope February 28 – March 7

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

HANDS ON TOKYO: LIVES TOKYO 2026

Sep 12, 2026 at 3:00pm ~ Sep 12, 2026 at 7:00pm

Read The Latest Issue 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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Japan’s Unbelievable Contemporary Embroidery Art

A new wave of Japanese embroidery artists is hitting social media

LOVEHO SELECTS

August 2022

Taiwan Manga Kissa

Experience a new world of Manga

Tokyo Life “Why are You Still in Japan?”

It can feel to some international residents like there are more reasons to leave than to stay in Japan. Thinking about your life here, why is it that you have chosen to stay?