Tokyo’s incredible path to redevelopment
Once again ambitious plans to rebuild Tokyo were made which would remedy the lack of green space and a modern, comprehensive infrastructure system. For example, 10% of the urban areas were to be…
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Here is a look at the live-action version of popular cycling manga Yowamushi Pedal.
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TREX: Sorayama Doubles Down on "Sex Matter" with Dinosaur-Themed Show @ Nanzuka 2G (Shibuya Parco)
As we showed you yesterday, the legendary Japanese pop artist, Hajime Sorayama has been busy building up a few bodies of work for two coinciding exhibitions with Nanzuka in Tokyo. The first was …
Shareholders OK SoftBank's Yahoo Japan, messaging app Line merger
KYODO NEWS - 41 minutes ago - 14:36 | All, JapanA SoftBank Corp. subsidiary operating Yahoo Japan online services gained shareholders' approval Wednesday on its merger with messaging a…
Japan tapping "omotenashi" spirit to welcome vegan visitors
Public awareness of vegetarianism and veganism is gradually growing in Japan, as are the number of stores and restaurants serving meals for people who choose to not eat animals. Even so, Japan s…
Perfect Liars Club – Women's Day Special, 20th Mar, 2020
Perfect Liars Club is the smash-hit US comedy story interrogation show taking Tokyo by storm. Four people tell a story, and three are completely true, but one person is telling you a lie!…
Rock the Night with Six Tokyo Bands!, 20th Mar, 2020
this event has been canceled. As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19The AMP team have spent a lot of blood, sweat and tears organizing this night of music and it’s going t…
Japanese mom wows us with her 'eggstraordinary' food art
Etoni Mama (etn.co_mam on Instagram) is a mother of three and posts photos of her food to Instagram regularly. But she is not just your run of the mill food art blogger – she’s a published autho…
LEGO Is Making Super Mario Themed Playsets
Nintendo and LEGO are joining forces for Super Mario themed playsets. The LEGO Mario playsets are interactive, not only recreating the world of Super Mario in brick form but also the experience …
1,200 uncomfortable miles in a gorgeous Acura NSX hybrid supercar
For the last couple of years, I've wanted to spend some time with an Acura NSX. Jonathan GitlinJonathan GitlinJonathan GitlinElle Cayabyab GitlinElle Cayabyab GitlinA successor was far from…