Unwrapping the Reality of Recycling in Japan

How Japan’s relationship with recycling turned from “mottainai” to “shouganai”

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this August

The best new Japanese indie, electronic, hip hop and rock releases of a hot and sweaty August

Baseball and Japan

A national pastime

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this July

See who's kicking goals in the Japanese music scene this Olympic season

Supporting Japan’s Marginalized Youth

Win ¥100,000 at the Jarman International Virtual Charity Golf Cup

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this June

Get through the rainy season slump with our newest playlist

Tokyo Music Scene: Newest Japan Releases this May

The latest tracks of Tokyo's hottest sound creators — all rounded up

Seven Japanese Books About Mental Health and Wellbeing

For Mental Health Awareness Month

Indonesian Coffee at Kopikalyan Japan

Celebrating Indonesian Coffee-Culture Roots in Harajuku

5 Empowering Women in Japan

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021

Japan’s Lost Tradition of Wild Food

'Eating Wild Japan' tracks the culture of foraged foods with a guide to plants and recipes

4 Essential Benefits of Traditional Japanese Medicine

Improve your inner and outer health at Waho-An Nature Tokyo, an English-friendly spa in Daikanyama