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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

Based in Japan: Life as a Married Gay Couple With Seigo & Bren

A Japanese/American love story

Inside Tokyo’s Immersive Space Museum: Space Travelium TeNQ

Step into the future at Space Travelium TeNQ in Tokyo Dome City

Shop, Stroll and Snack at Aichi’s First Full-Scale Outlet Mall

Discover 180 outlet stores, food stalls, and green space at Mitsui Outlet Park Okazaki

Tracing Basho’s Journey: Visit Soka’s Historic Pine-Lined Promenade Near Tokyo

Follow haiku master Basho’s footsteps along Soka’s scenic pine-lined promenade, part of the old Nikko Kaido, just outside Tokyo

Violet AfterMOON Tea in Tokyo

Celebrate early summer with Violet AfterMOON Tea at The Moon in Roppongi Hills

Your Weekly Horoscope April 4 – April 11

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

The Conference of Birds 2026 With Kensaku Tanikawa

Oct 31, 2026 at 1:00pm ~ Nov 01, 2026 at 2:00pm

Read The Latest Issue Autumn 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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Culture

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?