culture

ENTERTAINMENT

Manga Protection Law To Be Revised After Manga Author Backlash

Why are manga authors hopping mad over a proposed new law that supposedly protects their rights?

FEATURED

Not So Kawaii: How Japan’s “Culture of Cute” Traps Japanese Women

It rakes in trillions for Japan, but is kawaii culture forcing Japanese women into a no-win situation?

TRAVEL

Defying Taboo, Japan’s “Hot Springs Prefecture” Welcomes Tattooed Tourists

A prefecture in Japan tackles a longstanding aversion to tattoos in a bid to put tourists at ease.

TECHNOLOGY

A Subway Train in Japan Gets a Second Life…as a Vending Machine

A long-serving train car on Tokyo Metro's Ginza line isn't heading entirely for the scrapyard: a part of its gets to live…

CULTURE

Yabusame: The Art and Ritual of Japanese Horseback Archery

Ancient. Colorful. Hard as hell. Learn how the samurai's "way of the bow and horse" evolved into a beautiful art form.

SOCIETY

Million Dollar Dual Citizen: Naomi Osaka’s Citizenship Dilemma

Naomi Osaka has to make a choice soon about her Japanese citizenship - and it could cost her millions.

SOCIETY

“Wild Beast” of Japan Women’s Judo Retires to Sell Ice Cream

A judo champion leaves a room full of reporters in shock with her plans for the future.

PATREON

“Furariimen”: The Japanese Men Who Avoid Returning from Work

As Japanese wives demand more participation from their husbands in home life, some husbands are responding by simply not going home.