JAPAN TRENDS
 
It’s no secret that the Japanese like to be organized — and to do it in the most minimal way. The immense international success of Marie Kondo’s “decluttering” methods is proof, though, that this punctilious approach can travel well and has a universal appeal.
King Jim is one of Ja...

More

THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...

More

JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...

More

ROCKET NEWS
 
Two awesome reasons to skip Japan’s train network and take a taxi instead.
In Japan, the rail network is efficient enough that you really have to have a compelling reason to take a taxi over a train, so when does that choice make sense? If you’re headed to a destination that’s far a...

More

THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...

More

ROCKET NEWS
 
Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?
Remember the younger days when folding your own origami throwing stars and planning an ambush on friends was a thing? We quickly learned that for all the coolness that came with throwing ninja stars, we could never com...

More

JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Okinawa during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement.
The pilot, the only person in the aircraft, ejected successfully and was recovered by search and rescue crews, the statement said...

More

THE JAPAN NEWS
 
I make my V sign at an angle of 30 degrees — Hi, it’s Yukirinu!! ... This is the now-familiar greeting that I always start my videos with. But I’m sure many people don’t know me yet, so let me introduce myself.
I majored in a science and engineering field, so I’m the kind of pers...

More

JAPAN TRENDS
 
The latest major train station in Tokyo will open on the Yamanote Line, the JR railway link that forms a circular loop around the center of the city.
In 2020, the twentieth station in the line will open between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations with a building designed by Kengo Kuma.
...

More

ROCKET NEWS
 
In the name of the moon, pledge your eternal love to someone special with Usagi’s very own engagement ring from Mamoru! 
The 25th Anniversary Sailor Moon Project is the gift that just keeps giving, especially when teaming up with Premium Bandai to produce high-quality merchandise fo...

More