With fewer excuses for littering, there’s going to be less tolerance too. Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood is one of the most popular, and crowded, parts of the city. In particular the…
Higashiyama doll artisans deliver some festive holiday cheer alongside their more traditional Japanese lineup. If you’re the type of person who feels incomplete without at least one auspicious item themed…
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At the start of a new short film, a young boy is gifted a present of a stuffed wolf at a family dinner—an animal he’s afraid of. We’re soon transported…
With increasing numbers of people embracing nengajo-jimai and switching to digital equivalents, many now find they are left feeling empty. For over ten years now, I have sworn off Christmas…
After 71 years, the Cabinet is ready to do something just about everyone else did several decades ago. Sometimes the wheels of Japanese government turn slowly. Very, very slowly. As…