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Shinjuku locations present a different side to the story that made international headlines.Last month, tensions flared between Japan and China when the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan. Two weeks after the travel advisory, prompted by the newly appointed Japanese prime minister suggesting Japan would support Taiwan in the event of an invasion by China, the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo reiterated its nation’s statements, leading many people to b
Kids can learn about the construction and maintenance processes of multi-story residential buildings while earning their own currency.KidZania is a Mexican chain of “edutainment” amusement parks that combine educational experiences with entertainment by allowing kids to role play different professions within a constructed city. Furthermore, they earn kidZos currency for completing jobs, which they can then use to buy goods or services throughout the city. There are currently three lo
These Spirited Away characters may not be able to talk, but they’ve still got seven ways to help you make a fashion statement.When Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2003, you could say it marked a turning point for anime. While the medium had long been popular in Japan and enjoyed support from pockets of enthusiasts outside its home country, Spirited Away’s Oscar win made a tremendous difference in legitimizing Japanese animation as a cinematic
We head to the Japan Mobility Show Kansai to take a closer look at the real, ridable Legendary Pokémon.For old-school automotive fans, it can be a little depressing to see how many car shows have new rebranded themselves as “mobility shows.” But as the nature of transportation evolves, event organizers have to keep pace, and there is a silver lining in that not all “mobility” innovations are boring, appliance-like pods designed to shuttle us from Point A to Point B with as little excitement or e
Join us as we take a pre-sale sneak peek at what the brand will be serving up for lucky customers at New Year. Every year, brands around the nation release special “fukubukuro” (“lucky bags“) to celebrate the arrival of a new year. Sometimes, big-name brands team up with each other to deliver twice the joy for customers, and that’s what McDonald’s is doing this year, with Japanese home furnishing and lifestyle brand Francfranc adding its signature design aesth
That AI better have a good alibi.In January of this year, a major security breach of the app for Internet and manga cafe chain Kaikatsu Club resulted in the leak of personal information of some 7.2 million people and disruption of the company’s services.The next month, the police uncovered a ring of young cybercriminals who found a way to forge fake contracts with Rakuten Mobile for telecommunications services. Not only that, but they enlisted the help of Chat-GPT to improve the speed of a
We head to Tokyo’s Toshima Ward for a new spin on stamina-style ramen.The word “stamina” has kind of a complicated meaning in Japan, at least when it’s being used to talk about food. “Stamina”-type foods and recipes sometimes get their names because they’re high in protein, but often the source is non-lean meats. Other times the “stamina” label is more about using a lot of garlic, said to improve blood flow and help with heat exhaustion according to Japanese folk wisdom, but the result is usuall
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Public worker by day, private dick by night.Cases of government employees abusing their positions are certainly not unheard of, but it’s usually for lame reasons like spoiling a manga series or going to the gym. Very rarely do we see people who leverage their access as a civil servant to lead a daring second life as a private investigator.But whatever the reasons, a crime is always a crime, and things ended badly for former Toyota City employee Takashi Takeuchi. Once the head of the Health
Collaboration with American art museum puts the works of Hokusai and Hiroshige in the Prussian blue spotlight.Uniqlo’s UT line of graphic T-shirts are essentially wearable works of art, mobile, short-sleeved display spaces for showing off artistic styles and design aesthetics that speak to you. With Uniqlo being a Japanese fashion brand, a lot of their creative partners are anime or video game franchises, but for their latest collection Uniqlo is going with traditional culture over the pop varie
Trendy desserts arrive at supermarkets and convenience stores, so we find out if they’re worth your yen.Have you heard of 3D Fruit Ice Creams? If you’re on social media then chances are you’ll know all about it, as the craze for these ice creams has already spread around China, Southeast Asia, the U.S. and Australia, with people sharing images and videos of the ice creams that are moulded to look like pieces of whole fruit.Japan has been waiting patiently for the trendy dessert
Effective against bears and very lazy people.The spate of bear encounters in Japan has certainly been surprising for many reasons, but one thing that caught my attention especially is that they seem pretty good at using automatic doors. I hope I’m not coming across as patronizing to any bears who might be reading this. I mean, I’ve been known to mistake a pane of glass for a door on more than one occasion myself.▼ Just struts in like it’s no big deal▼ This one struggled a bit,
Tokyo gift shop offers to put you in the cockpit of the very first anime mecha that had one.There are hundreds, if not thousands, of anime characters who pilot giant robots, and fans can spend endless hours debating which one of them is the most skilled. Gundam’s Amuro Ray? Macross’ Maximillian Jenius? Escaflowne’s Allen Schezar? You could make a solid case for any of them, plus a dozen others.Ah, but while “Who’s the best anime mecha pilot?” has no definitive answer. “Who was the first anime me
We head to Osaka’s world-famous canal district and see who’s thriving and who’s struggling with the drop in travelers from China.In November, both the Chinese central government and the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo issued statements telling Chinese citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan, and they haven’t yet done anything that could be construed as taking those words back. Since China accounts for the largest single source of leisure tourists to Japan, this frosty mood could potentially have a
Marugame Family Night is for the Marugame families, not the customers.Japanese noodle restaurant chain Marugame Seimen, also known as Marugame Udon, has announced that later this month it’ll be having a Marugame Family Night. From the name, you might expect this to be a one-night promotion with special deals for families dining out together, like a kids-eat-free service or a discount for groups that order three or four bowls of noodles at a time.However, while the goal of Marugame Family Night i
Finally a store that understands that sometimes it’s you who needs refreshing, not just your clothes.Having lived in fairly modern apartments in Japan with decent amounts of space for a washing machine and drying racks, I have always been rather fortunate to not have to make a journey to the laundromat every week or so to wash my clothes. That being said, I do find myself using one now and again to wash my futon or larger rugs that simply don’t fit into my washing machine.After filling up
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday in his first stop on a three-country Asia tour that is expected to culminate in a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese ...