Setagaya is joining Shibuya and becoming the second government body in Japan to offer legal recognition of same-sex couples. Earlier this year Shibuya City, the ward of Tokyo that includes the ...

The 2020 Olympics is turning out to be one controversy after another. Granted, compared to the expensive debacle of the National Stadium -- to which the original architecture firm has also now hit ...

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang will be arriving in Roppongi in March 2016. The Snoopy Museum, the second in the world, is opening in Roppongi for a limited two and a half ...

An umbrella. A parasol. And a fan. All in one? Yes, the Rurudo Fan Shade is just that. Coming in a lacy black design, the shade initially looks just like a typical parasol that many Japanese ...

Henn na Hotel (literally, "Strange Hotel") has opened in Sasebo, Nagasaki. The unashamedly quirky accommodation carries the slogan "A commitment for evolution", since apparently our hotels in the ...

The Franco-German artist Benoît Maubrey will create a unique loudspeaker torii shrine gate in Kobe this September as part of the Kobe Biennale. Maubrey's acoustic shrine gate will be installed in ...

The Land of Idols is an upcoming feature documentary about female idols in Japan. Director Jean-Armand Bougrelle promises the camera will follow the everyday lives of idols, from rehearsals to ...

Ginza department store Matsuya is offering a yukata virtual fitting service as part of Ginza Yukata Week from July 22nd. The summer kimono service means you can try a range of yukata without ...

Move over AKB48, Nogizaka46 and all you young 'uns. There's a new band in town and they're old. Super old. KBG84 hail from clement Kohama Island in Okinawa and bring their long-living charm to ...

Japan has always had a big thing for Star Wars, and characters like C-3PO and R2-D2 have been frequent sights on advertising billboards and TV commercials for random products. The franchise is ...

teamLab, Japan's most successful interactive media unit, have once again put their talents to good use with the Night Wonder Aquarium 2015. Opening yesterday, the underwater experience transforms ...

Sebastian Masuda will produce the Kawaii Monster Cafe, set to open in Harajuku on August 1st. Kawaii Monster Cafe is being touted as the largest cafe in Tokyo. As the name suggests, though, ...

Sanrio, the people behind of Japan's most successful character franchises like Hello Kitty and My Melody, have started a new digital character creation service called Chanrio Maker. Chanrio Maker ...

Japan can often seem like a bookstore fan's dream come true. From T-Site in Daikanyama and Shonan to hipster faves like B&B (Beer and Book) in Shimokitazawa, the city is full of unusual and ...

Japan attracts all kinds of foreign resident, from the dilligent student of Kanji or karate to the sleazy women-hunters of Shibuya and Roppongi, and the lost souls who seem to have stumbled into the ...