Plastic love: Proliferation of PET bottles in Japan complicates a sustainable future
Japan recycles and reuses its ubiquitous plastic container more than almost any other country — but some say it’s still not enough.
Hiroto Watanabe: 'If there is no vision, there is nothing to work toward'
Youth poverty is a largely hidden problem in Japan that stems in part from a mindset that pushes young people to hide their failures.
Tokyo's top tonkatsu make for a hefty meal
The hearty pork cutlet is a favorite choice for lunch in Japan. Thankfully, Tokyo has no shortage of places that serve it.
Recipe: Okinawan shredded carrot with egg and tuna
While every house in Okinawa may have a different version of "ninjin shiri-shiri," this one is an easy version that makes for a great side.
A Kobe farmers market opens Tha Door for craft beer-loving couple
Etat d'esprit: A modern take on Okinawan cuisine
Recipe: Lamb biang biang noodles
Osaka Ohsho chain makes inroads in Shanghai
Chirashi-zushi: The go-to dish for any holiday bash
Kojicon shines the spotlight on a staple of Japanese cooking
Meet me at 3 a.m. for a cup of coffee: Waking up to the benefits of segmented sleep
The pandemic has allowed some people to return to a former way of sleeping: in segments.
Heaven can wait: Supercentenarians aren't done with life just yet
Pandemic provides an opportunity to improve access to contraception
Japan firms adopt AI dating app to help staff find love amid pandemic
What to expect in the Year of the Tiger
The case of the missing Japanese role players
COVID-safe ways to ring in the new year in Japan
Military words are back in the headlines after Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been all over the news in Japan, which means we’ll be seeing a whole new set of kanji and conflict-related terms.
The murky metaphors of 'Drive My Car' are a good way to venture into reading Japanese
Translation: The fifth language skill no one tells you about
The rules for deciphering the Japanese words for regulations
Love stories for your Valentine's Day date with the books
Finding the words for letting others know you may have COVID-19
'Minashi yōsei' and other recent pandemic-related terms
Diane Kichijitsu: ‘Human interactions provide plenty of comedic material’
The male-dominated world of "rakugo," traditional Japanese comic storytelling, has welcomed a British woman who's in on the joke.
SEGO Initiative creates connections in Kanagawa
James Yamanaka: One purpose, many changes
Biankah Bailey: ‘Poetry speaks to the heart of society as it exists from moment to moment’
Yu Shibuya: ‘Creating something from nothing requires a huge effort’
UAE Ambassador Alfaheem grew up with Japan
Bunny Awchat: ‘Cuisine should have no borders’
Online status: If you build a virtual world of fashion, will they come?
Brands are seeking to replicate traditional models of scarcity in a metaverse where true abundance is possible.
Osaka small businesses with big design ideas
Expressing gender: Fresh approaches to unisex collections
Unpacking the marvelous harmony of Japanese tableware
Quilting in the midst of a pandemic
NFT fashion collaborations: Virtual fashion, real demand
The designer bringing a new kind of cool to Kenzo
Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier
Facebook researchers struggle to understand why some of its app experiences cause users pleasure while the same content sometimes inflicts pain.
Unfazed by game rivals’ acquisitions, Nintendo seeks to forge its own path to success
Video game addiction, now a globally recognized illness, seeks a treatment
Pioneering virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI goes on 'indefinite hiatus'
Japanese game developers embrace NFTs, but at what cost?
More than a year later, it’s still hard to get my hands on Sony’s PlayStation 5
Can the 'uncanny valley' help us in a future 'metaverse'?
With international tourists still absent, Japan’s ski resorts dig deep
The ongoing pandemic could be the final blow for operators as memories of the ski boom — and bust — of the 1980s still linger.
Exploring the poetry of an exiled emperor on the Oki Islands
So close, yet so far: What will travel look like in 2022?
Ticket to ride: Shizuoka Prefecture shifts gear on turning Izu Peninsula into Japan’s cycling mecca
Families and groups seek seclusion in renovated villas amid pandemic
Persist, pivot, prosper? Tourism businesses on weathering the pandemic
Three spots in Japan will make your transition back to travel an educational one
Raging river: Tracing the Arakawa, Japan’s most dangerous water source
While supplying Tokyoites with drinking water, the river has also been prone to deadly floods over the centuries — risks that are now being escalated by climate change.
Beneath the surface: Are Japan’s iconic hot-spring resources sustainable?
Unearthing Japan’s home-grown solutions to urban greening
Can Japan embrace an alternative approach to plastic?
The true cost of the climate crisis on Japan
C.W. Nicol, a committed environmentalist with deep humanity
Japan 2030: Tackling climate issues is key to the next decade
