Unwrapping the Reality of Recycling in Japan

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

What’s New in Translation?

Two newly translated Japanese novels to read this autumn

Horoscope

Sep. 10 - Sep. 16

Village Cellars

Quality new-world wines in Japan

The Nature of Things Art Exhibition

Sep 25, 2021 at 11:00amOct 04, 2021 at 6:30pm

Women in trucking

In the driving seat of Japan’s workforce 

Summer of Soul

Forgotten no more

Kengo Kuma: Skyscrapers Are Going Out of Style

The future of Tokyo’s skyline and how tracking cats via GPS is part of it

Yuichi Kudo — Technical Outsider

Where does extreme metal fit into Japan?

The Politics of “Junjapa”: What ‘Pure Japanese’ Really Means

Exploring the question of what it means to be Japanese

So You Thought You Didn’t Like Manga?

A dive into the English-language side of Japan’s alternative manga world

Tokyo’s Homeless: The dilemma hidden in plain sight

Volunteering with Tokyo Spring Homeless Patrol can be more than an act of charity