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Yo Oizumi Returns as Popular Sapporo Sleuth
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Yo Oizumi once again plays the starring role in “Tantei wa Bar ni Iru 3” (The Last Shot in the Bar), the third film in the detective series directed by Teruyuki Yoshida. The film is currently showing in theaters.
It’s been four years since the second film in the series; there was...
Yo Oizumi once again plays the starring role in “Tantei wa Bar ni Iru 3” (The Last Shot in the Bar), the third film in the detective series directed by Teruyuki Yoshida. The film is currently showing in theaters.
It’s been four years since the second film in the series; there was...
- December 15, 2017
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Candidates for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Official Mascots Revealed
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JAPAN TRENDS
The candidates for 2020 Tokyo Olympics official mascots have been announced.
There are three pairs of mascot finalists, selected from 2,042 entries submitted by the general public. They include common Japanese cultural tropes such as the maneki-neko beckoning cat and kitsune fox....
The candidates for 2020 Tokyo Olympics official mascots have been announced.
There are three pairs of mascot finalists, selected from 2,042 entries submitted by the general public. They include common Japanese cultural tropes such as the maneki-neko beckoning cat and kitsune fox....
- December 13, 2017
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Japan’s Final Fantasy Christmas Cakes Are a Holiday Tradition We Can Totally Get Behind
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ROCKET NEWS
Why settle for boring strawberry shortcake when Square Enix video game franchise’s Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar are ready and waiting in edible form?
In Japan, the high point of any yuletide celebration is when someone brings out the Christmas cake. As much a part of Christmas in Ja...
Why settle for boring strawberry shortcake when Square Enix video game franchise’s Chocobo, Moogle, and Cactuar are ready and waiting in edible form?
In Japan, the high point of any yuletide celebration is when someone brings out the Christmas cake. As much a part of Christmas in Ja...
- December 13, 2017
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One Woman's Mission to Promote Sake to The World
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JAPAN TODAY
For Yukari Yanaba, owner of the Tokyo-based sake bar Sake Scene Masufuku, a cup of sake goes deeper than just a drink. For her it’s a story — this of the people who spend seasons making it; this of the customers who come to the bar to taste it, and this of her own life dedicated to ...
For Yukari Yanaba, owner of the Tokyo-based sake bar Sake Scene Masufuku, a cup of sake goes deeper than just a drink. For her it’s a story — this of the people who spend seasons making it; this of the customers who come to the bar to taste it, and this of her own life dedicated to ...
- December 12, 2017
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One Woman's Mission to Promote Sake to The World
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JAPAN TODAY
For Yukari Yanaba, owner of the Tokyo-based sake bar Sake Scene Masufuku, a cup of sake goes deeper than just a drink. For her it’s a story — this of the people who spend seasons making it; this of the customers who come to the bar to taste it, and this of her own life dedicated to ...
For Yukari Yanaba, owner of the Tokyo-based sake bar Sake Scene Masufuku, a cup of sake goes deeper than just a drink. For her it’s a story — this of the people who spend seasons making it; this of the customers who come to the bar to taste it, and this of her own life dedicated to ...
- December 12, 2017
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Abdication Date Gets Cabinet Approval
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government on Friday officially set the date for the Emperor’s abdication as April 30, 2019, with Cabinet approval of an ordinance that sets the special measures law on the abdication to take effect on the same date.
The crown prince is formally set to ascend the throne the f...
The government on Friday officially set the date for the Emperor’s abdication as April 30, 2019, with Cabinet approval of an ordinance that sets the special measures law on the abdication to take effect on the same date.
The crown prince is formally set to ascend the throne the f...
- December 9, 2017
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Nissan to Begin Field Tests For 'Robo-taxis' in Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Nissan said Tuesday it would begin field tests for driverless "robot taxis" early next year as its rivals around the world step up self-driving technologies.
The car giant and Japanese mobile game company DeNA have jointly developed the new driverless vehicle services, dubbe...
TOKYO - Nissan said Tuesday it would begin field tests for driverless "robot taxis" early next year as its rivals around the world step up self-driving technologies.
The car giant and Japanese mobile game company DeNA have jointly developed the new driverless vehicle services, dubbe...
- December 8, 2017
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Japan Considers 10 Consecutive Days Off Around Crown Prince's Succession
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan is considering having 10 consecutive days off from April 27 to May 6 in 2019 to coincide with Crown Prince Naruhito's succession to the throne on May 1, government sources said Wednesday.
April 29 and May 3-6 are already assigned as national holidays in 2019, following...
TOKYO - Japan is considering having 10 consecutive days off from April 27 to May 6 in 2019 to coincide with Crown Prince Naruhito's succession to the throne on May 1, government sources said Wednesday.
April 29 and May 3-6 are already assigned as national holidays in 2019, following...
- December 7, 2017
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Law to Target Ticket Scalping on Internet
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A new law will crack down on scalpers who sell concert and other tickets at inflated prices online, a move expected to be in place before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
A bill for the new law is being compiled by Liberal Democratic Party...
A new law will crack down on scalpers who sell concert and other tickets at inflated prices online, a move expected to be in place before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
A bill for the new law is being compiled by Liberal Democratic Party...
- December 4, 2017
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Japan Drawn Against Colombia, Poland, Senegal in World Cup
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic promised to avenge his side's humiliating 4-1 thrashing by Colombia at the 2014 World Cup following Friday's draw for next summer's finals in Russia.
The firebrand Franco-Bosnian admitted "it could have been worse" after the Blue Samurai were dr...
TOKYO - Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic promised to avenge his side's humiliating 4-1 thrashing by Colombia at the 2014 World Cup following Friday's draw for next summer's finals in Russia.
The firebrand Franco-Bosnian admitted "it could have been worse" after the Blue Samurai were dr...
- December 2, 2017
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