teamLab’s amazing Reconnect: Art with Rinkan Sauna fuses contemporary art and bathing
January 15, 2021
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There are many things you could say about teamLab. Their work is so broad and brings together so many different fields that “installation art” doesn’t do the group justice. Perhaps one of the ...
Staying warm the Japanese way: Five products to help you fight the winter
December 3, 2020
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Biting cold isn’t exactly what most people would think when they hear the word “Japan,” but a look at a world map will soon make clear that the country is perfectly positioned for some really ...
We give you the rundown on the best Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba merchandise
December 2, 2020
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba only came up less than five years ago - on February 2016, to be exact - and its premise doesn’t seem that different from dozens of other manga/anime: a brother and a ...
Sake goes digital: The Japanese sake industry’s efforts to remain relevant during Covid-19
November 2, 2020
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Contrary to what many people outside believe, Japan isn’t a science-fiction utopia where everything is done by robots and artificial intelligence. Especially when it comes to internet penetration, ...
Things to do with tea: Five different takes on Japan’s traditional nonalcoholic beverage
October 28, 2020
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Together with rice, tea is probably the drink that most people associate with Japan, even if they have never been to the Land of the Rising Sun. Green tea, and especially the powdered matcha, has ...
Animal face masks: Protecting the health of your pets
October 27, 2020
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The way the Japanese treat their pets, and especially their dogs – the tiny dogs that can fit into the tiny apartments of megacities like Tokyo or Osaka - is sometimes puzzling: it’s often ...
Though renowned as one of the world's top makers of calculators, Casio was also among the first companies to create quartz watches, both electronic and digital: watches that could display the time ...
Sneakers revisited: Five Japanese sneakers unlike anything you’ve seen before
September 29, 2020
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You wouldn’t think so considering they spend half of their life barefoot, but the Japanese are very serious when it comes to shoes. Long gone are the days of the zori and geta split-toe sandals of ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Anime Characters T-Shirt
Get in the mood for the 2020 Summer Olympics in a truly Japanese pop culture style!
No more summer vampires: Five Japanese tricks for keeping mosquitoes away
July 28, 2020
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It’s a fact: mosquitoes are one of the prices we have to pay for summer. On the other hand, considering how bad the Japanese summer is, mosquitoes fall under the “insult to injury” category. ...
Flowing down the bamboo: Four gadgets for enjoying nagashi somen floating noodles at home
July 27, 2020
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It’s amazing what people will try to get some relief from bad weather. I mean who would have thought that having what is, essentially, pasta flowing in cold water through bamboo tubes cut in half ...
Dueling with Covid-19: Japanese martial arts during the coronavirus pandemic
July 20, 2020
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For all its fame as a world hub of martial arts with traditions going back centuries (yes, the samurai didn’t just wield their swords: there were schools and teachers and techniques and diplomas), ...
Sport meets tradition: Five Tokyo 2020 Olympics official merchandise items made by Japan’s craftspeople!
July 1, 2020
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For the host country, the Olympic and Paralympic Games are an opportunity to show off its best in tourist attractions, business, and all kinds of achievements, including cultural. Japan is no ...
Unleash your inner samurai: five products inspired by Japan’s feudal warriors!
June 23, 2020
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Despite their fascination with high-tech stuff (or precisely, because of it), the Japanese are surprisingly very attached to their historical tradition. The samurai, the warrior class prominent ...
Kakigori machines: Shaved ice desserts for the ultimate Japanese summer experience
June 17, 2020
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One of the many contradictions that make Japan such an interesting place is the mix of sophistication and simplicity. Take summer desserts, for example: every summer, in confectioneries all over ...
Five unique Japanese puzzles to help pass the time during lockdown
May 13, 2020
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Let’s face it: despite the talk about restarting the world economy, COVID-19 is still here, the vaccine is still not, and the best way to stay safe is staying at home, provided we can find a way ...