Month: July 2026

Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend. When considering what apparel to pick up as a souvenir from your trip to Tokyo,…

Godiva brings its chocolate expertise to a traditional summertime favorite in Japan. Godiva is well aware of the worldwide prestige its name carries, but the chocolatier’s Japanese division still frequently…

A cool idea from Coolish, and further proof that sweet bean paste makes everything better. When you’re craving a snack, anpan (sweet bean paste bread) is never, ever a bad…

After visiting the New York Art Book Fair in 2011, Adelene Koh was smitten with the world of bookbinding. Her professional training commenced in Japan, then led her to London,…

Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases. Whenever a historic building in a prime location in Japan needs a commercial tenant, there’s a good chance Starbucks…

Every year, the Central West Astronomical Society (CWAS) of New South Wales celebrates AstroFest, a festival of astronomy during which amateur photographers and scientists from around the globe are invited…

The number of Japanese citizens falls below 120 million for the first time in 42 years, but the foreign community continues to grow. Japan’s population has been shifting more than…

Cleverly designed jewellery sways while you wear it, just like Kasuga-sama does in the animated film. Japan is a country filled with stories of mysterious spirits, characters and costumes, and…

Set against uninterrupted backgrounds, the bold, metallic portraits of Kip Omolade float almost deity-like amid vibrant color. Known for his hyperrealistic treatment of chrome-like visages in oil paint, the artist…

Novak was the only Penguins player to appear in all 82 games last season.