Top stars and collaborations in Japanese fashion
This month, fashion in Japan is coming at you with collaborations involving two major artists, one of the musical persuasion and another that might just break the internet. Meanwhile, one of Japan's homegrown fashion stars celebrates an anniversary with one of the best runway ...
Still eating, still writing: Robbie Swinnerton reflects on 20 years of Tokyo Food File
At 1,000 restaurants in, what keeps this insatiable food writer hungry?
Dyeing to keep Japanese textile crafts alive
Kimono artist Masanobu Ota on traditional Japanese customs, his design process and sneakers.
Fly-fishing in the remote reaches of Hokkaido
Akan National Park is renowned for some of the best fly-fishing in all Japan, and anglers can expect plentiful, seasonal catch.
Decompress from Tokyo in picturesque Ito
Layers of artistic heritage in Aomori Prefecture
Swordplay and samurai in Tokyo's Maruyamacho district
Classic ways to boost new games
Nintendo goes analog, "Dark Souls" remains relentless and "Gods of War" finds new mythology
The gadget scoop on Slush Tokyo
Follow-ups that outdo originals
It takes one to know one: How YouTuber Chris Okano built an agency to help his fellow J-vloggers
Figurative and literal lifesavers
Liaison: Flair and performance from kitchen to table
Despite the unassuming setting, chef Hideyo Dezaki delivers seasonal, creative fare at Liaison.
Critters Burger: Serious people making serious burgers
The long pour: Tokyo Coffee Festival rounds up specialty coffee from across Japan
Baskin Robbins' 'Popping Shower' ice cream promises more pop
Celebrating the spring with homemade Japanese sweets
Kagawa Ippuku: Udon to rival Shikoku's very best
New Zealand's first and only sake brewery turning heads
Macron pledges €700 million for new solar projects at New Delhi meet
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing countries, as world leaders met in India to promote greater investment in renewable energy. Macron, who in December warned that the global shift to a green energy future ...
Tons of garbage cleaned up around Ecuador's Galapagos Islands
Taiwanese protesters rally for 'nuclear-free homeland' by 2025
Fukushima looks to renewable energy sources in the aftermath of nuclear disaster
The color of climate change in Japan's Yaeyama archipelago
There's no business like snow business
Looking for spring inspiration?
Nendo offers creative advice, Perrocaliente updates the past and Nousaku invokes flower power
Designart Tokyo announces plans for bigger and better celebration of creativity
Issey Miyake finds its Kyoto home
DressedUndressed: Beyond genderless fashion
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Menswear brands give streetwear some long-overdue cred
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Womenswear brands add an extra dash of cool to elegance
Classic ways to relax in style
OK Google, auto-fill the gaps in my Japanese
If you are stuck for what to say in Japanese, Google search — and in particular, its auto-fill function — can be your friend.
If it's an explanation of how to use 'nara' you're looking for, here it is
New manager for the Japan World Cup soccer team is the 'best choice'
Musical vocab in Japanese can be a maddeningly multilingual minefield
Pretty vacant: Being barely there in Japanese with 'bonyari' and 'botto'
Jun Obara: Turning traditional style inside out
In the historic Nakasendo post town of Tsumago, fashion designer Jun Obara uses vibrant color and traditional sashiko stitching to create bold fashion statements.
The sweet smell of an incense workshop success
Life for rent: Exploring the mysterious world of human rental services in Japan
Pampered pooches get their tickets to ride, but do they care?
Will Japan ever join the great Easter egg hunt?
Go west to enjoy a family hanami party
Naoyuki Kawahara: Helping Sudan heal with medicine and more
Naoyuki Kawahara quit his job as a medical attache for the Embassy of Japan in Sudan to set up a non-profit organization, Rociantes, and provide much-needed medical care in Sudan.
As HMI expands, sights set on drawing Indian visitors
Ryoko Hori: The art of massage and crafts
Tak Tokumine: It's all about love and noodles
Artist Rob Judges: A boombox of creativity
Grass-roots involvement enhances 150-year relations
Midori Sato and her 'only in America' dream
