Tokyo Games Show 2020 cancelled, to be held online
This year has seen a multitude of shows and exhibitions get cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Today the Tokyo Games Show, a yearly gaming exhibition held in Tokyo, Japan, joined …
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Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea will continue to remain closed.
Screenshot : Tokyo DisneyTokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea will continue to remain closed. The resort’s website states, “The reopening of the Parks was to be decided in mid-May; ho…
Chinese Anime Fans Send 10,000 Face Masks To Japanese City
Image : YorishigeNumazuThe anime Love Live! is set in the Japanese seaside city of Numazu. Recently, Numazu’s mayor Shuichi Yorishige showed boxes of face masks that Chinese anime fans had …
Top Remote Jobs in Japan – Week 18, 2020
Work from home as a recruiting coordinator, translator, or IT engineer with these remote positions available now! The global trend of rethinking the way we work and our relationship with physica…
Studio Ghibli producer shows us how to draw Totoro【Video】
In the video, Suzuki begins by greeting everyone with: “Have you all been keeping well? I’m going to teach you how to draw Totoro! But one thing we couldn’t tear our eyes away from during t…
A Japanese Newspaper’s Secret Social Distancing Message
On May 6, Gifu City in central Japan recorded their 4th consecutive day of no newly reported cases of coronavirus. On that same day, local newspaper Gifu Shimbun ran a full page editorial encour…
Bike Touring In Japan – Youtube Livestream Interview With Robert Mcmanmon, 8th May, 2020
What’s it like cycling across Japan? Where are the best places to go on a bike tour? and with all the steep mountains, is this an activity only for hardcore cyclists or are their plenty of …
One Piece manga creator’s work schedule is absolutely insane
Man, being a professional manga artist must be a great life, right? Oda was just 22 when One Piece debuted, which means the 40-year-old artist has now been drawing the pirate saga for …
Japanese convenience store overtaken by nature and vending machines, looks like a Ghibli movie
After coming across a convenience store on a street corner ten years ago, they recently revisited the building to find that it looked even more impressive than they remembered. These photos shar…
Don’t Topple The Stone: Tateishi Nakamise
Tateishi is the heart of downtown Tokyo. The problem is Tateishi Nakamise is pretty grim at first glance. Walking back to the train Nobu pointed out the narrowest alleys, lined with rundown…