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Photographer Yoshihiro Makino began his career by snapping pictures of Tokyo's vibrant youth culture before establishing himself as an in-demand artist in Los Angeles.

A self-described "multipassionate" entrepreneur, Gizem Sakamaki's main source of joy is a sustainable food culture.

What makes the perfect J-pop song? There is a formula, which means you have to be in the box before you can think outside of it.

Name: Ina Lepel Title: Ambassador of Germany URL: https://japan.diplo.de/ja-ja Hometown: Cuxhaven, Germany Years in Japan: 1.5 What was your first encounter with Japan? Japan was a very important subject of my studies as an economics student. In the business administration class I took in the '80s, we learned about fashionable ...

The 20 Questions format aims to get people in Japan to tell us about their thoughts and beliefs in their words. Here are some of the most interesting answers from 2020.

While it can be hard to observe Jewish practices anywhere there isn't a large Jewish population, the Jewish community in Kansai supports each other.

With both a father and grandfather who served their country as diplomats, it might seem that Carlos Pere is simply following in the family footsteps. In fact, however, he had spent his entire career in business before embarking upon his first diplomatic assignment as ...

The founders of Two Rabbits Brewing Company have brought their corner of the craft beer market to Shiga Prefecture, a perfect place to burrow down.

Joy Jarman-Walsh pushes sustainable tourism in her podcasts and YouTube series, and she's optimistic about Japan's role in it.

Dream pop musician Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, aka Cuushe, on her upcoming album, “Waken,” and her musical inspiration.

An announcer and translator at NHK, Nahid Yoshinari is happy to share her Persian culture with people in Japan.