Food
The Best Japanese Food Tags on Instagram: A Hashtag Guide
You don't need to know Japanese to appreciate good food. Here are some of the hashtags that people use to post about…
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Politics
Japan Tackles Challenges Ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
How is Japan preparing to handle not just the sudden influx of foreign visitors, but the excitement of hosting the biggest international…
Japanese Language
The Five Hot New Japanese Words Even Many Japanese Don’t Know
The distance learning company U-CAN has announced its list of new and trendy words for 2018. Discover the five words that even…
Entertainment
Killer Tee: How a South Korean Boy Band Sparked Outrage in Japan
How a t-shirt worn by a boy band member might make the bad relations between South Korea and Japan even worse.
Culture
Coming of Age Day & Age Milestones in Japan
Why are people's 20th and 66th birthdays considered special? And what is Coming of Age Day? A full review of age-related celebrations…
Women
Murasaki Shikibu: The First Lady of Japanese Literature
How a grieving widow came to write two classics of world literature: a sprawling novel, and an 11th-century Twitter account.
History
Why Not? How Japan Danced Away Its Samurai Past
How a weird, unexplained event in the capital of Edo kicked off a frenetic dance movement across Japan that brought the era…
Food
Yōshoku: Five Great “Western” Foods To Eat in Japan
Next time you go to Japan, make sure to enjoy these Western-style dishes delivered with a Japanese twist.