TRAVEL
Japan’s Best Mountain Towns for a Peaceful Getaway
Want to get away from it all on your trip to Japan? We ranked the best mountain towns that offer culture without…
ranking
TRAVEL
ENTERTAINMENT
Kitano Takeshi: The Complete Ranked Filmography – Part: End
Coming to the end of our full ranking of his 20 movies, these are the six best films by director Kitano "Beat"…
ENTERTAINMENT
Kitano Takeshi: The Complete Ranked Filmography – Part 2
We continue with our retrospective ranking of all of the films of Kitano Takeshi - perhaps the most famous entertainer in Japan,…
LIVING IN JAPAN
Tokyo Still Ranks as World’s Third Top City – Despite Its Economy
The annual Mori Memorial Foundation Institute's ranking of the world's strongest cities says Tokyo is still number three, behind London and New…
TRAVEL
Survey: Tokyo World’s Third Best Foodie Capital
Is Tokyo a foodie's paradise? A new survey argues the city is one of the best capital cities in the world for…
CULTURE
A Survey Ranked Japan’s Most Ill-Mannered City. The Winner?
A survey asked people in Japan if their city had the worst manners. You won't believe which took first place. (Okay, maybe…
ENTERTAINMENT
Oshi no Ko Dominates Internet Buzzwords for 2023
A popular manga and anime continued to draw headlines in 2023, this time earning the distinction of the year's top online buzzword.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Tokyo Scores 3rd Highest On Global Power City Index
Tokyo is one of the world's great cities - something this year's Global Power City Index seems to back up.