Two elementary school buddies, Motoo Abiko and the late Hiroshi Fujimoto, who together used the pen name Fujiko Fujio ... Doraemon’s face and a souvenir shop where you can buy “dorayaki ...

Holiday shopping is in full swing with early Black Friday deals on unique gifts. Options range from portable speakers and international treats to creative tools and nostalgic toys. There's something ...

A fashion brand called Air Twokyo has just announced an exciting new collaboration with the popular action anime Tokyo ...

Japan lost a piece of it's history. A legendary little electronics shop in Akihabara run by one of Tokyo's most amazing people, Koichi Shimayama. He sat under the tracks in a tiny little parts shop ...

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you shouldn’t miss.

No humans will be on hand to serve customers at a new Tokyo convenience store ... this pilot program to examine if we can operate the shop efficiently (without staff),” he said.

The insect section is humongous. Mount Takao is home to thousands of insect species and is one of Japan’s three major insect ...

Come New Year's Eve, Tokyo is usually filled with incredible parties and countdown celebrations. While the countdown event at Shibuya Crossing has been cancelled yet again this year, there are ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the new arrangement, which begins in April, could give employees three days off every week. It separately announced another policy that will allow parents ...

The policy applies to the more than 160,000 employees of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, one of Japan's largest employers. "We will continue to review work styles flexibly to ensure that women ...

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