A 3-4 hour culinary tour of Japan in one neighborhood. Guided by Jay Allen, founder of Unseen Japan. There are thousands of places in Tokyo to eat. Many options include food and drink most travelers ...

Fukushima is launching an experimental app to see if gamifying housework will help close the chore gap in Japanese households ...

Does Japan REALLY welcome its new robot overlords? A deep dive into what Japan currently thinks about AI usage.

If you walk through the Toyoko area in Kabukicho, in front of the iconic Toho building with Godzilla looming over the street, you’ll see them. Rows of young women holding signs advertising the ...

If you’ve seen one image of Kitano Takeshi, alternatively known by his comedic sobriquet “Beat” Takeshi, it’s likely this one: Takeshi in a white button-up shirt on a beautiful beach, smiling as he ...

Japan is, in many ways, very straight-laced about sex. Monogamy is the rule, cheating is unacceptable, and non-monogamous lifestyles are a no-go. (Cf. what happened when a famous YouTuber said he was ...

It was meant to protect women. But is Japan’s new adult video (AV) law actually working? Recent evidence suggests it is – but many in the AV industry say it’s affecting legitimate productions as well.

Long before Mario jumped his first barrel, and a century before Pokémon fit in a pocket, Nintendo was already a household name in Japan. But let’s be clear: their customers weren’t kids, and they ...

A Tokyo geisha plays the shamisen. 1870s. For Kiyoha, however, her trials went far beyond what might be considered acceptable to hone a disciple into a cultured artist. In her own words, “to begin ...

Whenever I peruse message boards such as Quora[1] or Reddit[2], a common question is asked: “Is Japan racist?” There’s usually a wide range of answers. Some claim it isn’t racism, but xenophobia, as ...

It was some years ago that tattooist Mim first encountered an important piece of her heritage. Hachiji, the traditional tattoos of the Ryukyuan people of Okinawa, seemed doomed to become a part of the ...

Japan’s nightlife scene is full of various euphemisms for sexual services. For example, “fashion health” for erotic massage and “delivery health” for hotel room visits. Soaplands fall into this ...