In an era of executions and forced suicides, this is one presentation you wouldn’t want to doze off in.
Want to eat like a big kid, only with more grace and style? This restaurant in Kyoto offers a “Kids’ Special – for Adults”! Naturally we had to go and scoff—er, try—it for ourselves…
Studio Ghibli fan and Part-time artist Hannah Alexander created this dazzling Art Nouveau version of Princess Mononoke from Hayao Miyazaki’s classic animated film.
They don’t call Saya Kataoka the Underboob Angel for nothing.
The ultimate ramen-eating utensil from Aichi Prefecture has found a home in the one of the world’s premier modern art museum gift shops.
As shocking as it may sound to a Westerner’s ears, some Japanese kids continue bathing with their parents up until high school. It turns out, though, that doing so may have a positive impact on their grades.
It’s amazing how one gooey brown liquid can be so mouth-watering, and another not at all.
Suit tossed out of Tokyo district court in rare win for idols’ romantic freedom.
There was a time when sumo wrestlers and kimono-clad ladies made shipping companies look beautiful.
The golden ratio has been seen in mathematics, architecture, music, natural phenomena…and now sumo wrestling.
A Buddhist temple in Tokyo is now offering custom-made omamori charms, and their brilliant colors and designs are…well, nothing short of “charming”!
As a natural phenomenon loved by many, snow can be pretty cool. Unfortunately, in Tokyo, it’s often more like a wet, cold monster that ruins everything!
Our reporter’s fashion quest continues as he ventures into the ultra-hip jungle of Tokyo’s Harajuku with a mere 10,000 yen (US$85), this time enlisting the help of two high school girls who know the terrain like the back of their hands.