[ad_1] It’s the moment that those who love Japan have been waiting on for years. After imposing a set of onerous restrictions on visitors, Japan has announced that they are dropping all restrictions on tourism effective October 11th. The long lockdown During the COVID-19 pandemic, every nation around the world went into lockdown. Japan was …
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[ad_1] American fashion brand Forever 21 opened its first store in Japan in 2009, and its mix of stylish designs and affordable prices quickly won it a large number of fans. In time, though, excitement for the brand faded, and the last Forever 21 Japan store in Japan closed in 2019, (though not before we snagged a few …
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[ad_1] Food fads come and food fads go. A lot of them have gone in the past several years as businesses struggled with lockdowns and greatly reduced demand. Now, another fad – high-end shokupan bread “specialty” shops – looks to be crashing shortly after takeoff. What is Shokupan Bread? “Shokupan” is literally just “white bread”. …
It’s Official: Japan’s “High-End” Shokupan Bread Boom is Bust Read More »
[ad_1] Stand-up may not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering comedy in Japan. The country has its own time-honored humorous performance stylings: The much-beloved Manzai format, where a duo with set roles interact via jokes and anecdotes; Rakugo, where a singular performer regales the audience with humorous stories from the seiza …
Comedian Yuki Nivez Talks Stand-Up in Japan; Upcoming Show Read More »
[ad_1] It’s been several weeks since reports surfaced that Kabuki and TV actor Kagawa Teruyuki (99.9%, Hanzawa Naoki) sexually harassed and even assaulted a hostess in a high-end Ginza cabaret club. Kagawa tried to brush off the incident – but it didn’t work. He’s been losing acting and commercial gigs left and right, thanks in …
Suzuki Suzumi: Hostesses in Japan Aren’t Paid to be Harassed Read More »
[ad_1] Japan still have a relatively low divorce rate compared to other countries. But new statistics from the Japanese government show that, when couples do part ways, many are doing so later in life. The Middle-Age Divorce Spike In the post-war period, divorce rates in Japan were at epic lows. In the 1960s, they were …
Middle-Age Divorce in Japan Is (Still) On the Rise Read More »
[ad_1] When you think of maple leaves, you probably imagine gorgeous red, yellow, and orange autumn vistas. If you were asked to name foods associated with the maple tree, you’d likely think of maple syrup and maple sugar. Eating the leaves themselves would likely not come to mind. But in Minoh City in Japan’s Kansai …
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[ad_1] September is kind of a weird time for sweets in Japan. On the one hand, foodies are eager to enjoy fall flavors and seasonal ingredients, but it’s also still pretty hot and humid most days. The solution many sweets fans settle on is sweet potato ice cream, which is why Häagen-Dazs brings out a new variety every …
Häagen-Dazs’ Japan’s new sweet potato ice cream disappoints AND completely satisfies us Read More »
[ad_1] We’ve gotten used to the fast pace of technological innovation in the modern era. Inventions like the Internet and the smart phone have revolutionized not just how we communicate, but how we work. Ideas we once thought the province of science fiction are now science fact. However, there’s some tech that we’re still waiting …
Japanese Company Shows Off New Hoverbike at Motor Show Read More »
[ad_1] During my graduate education in Japanese history, interpreting handwritten primary source material from the 19th century and earlier was one of my greatest challenges. Typeset historic documents exist, especially in my period of focus during the Bakumatsu-Meiji transition. But the further back in time one’s research focus is situated, the rarer these documents become. …
New App Promises Greater Convenience in Reading Kuzushiji Read More »