Meet “Quaran”, Japan’s official quarantine Mascot
Cute or inappropriate? While other countries scramble to find a vaccine, shut down their borders and lock-down entire cities, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor...
Coronavirus and Tokyo – Today in pictures
With much of Europe and the U.S battling the epidemic and nations under lockdown, Japan seems to be somehow in an alternate reality. With...
What to do in Tokyo despite Coronavirus?
With no strict travel ban yet for Japan, but many places closed or events cancelled in Tokyo, there is the question of what can...
Obsessed With Japan: Alternative Hanami
By Paul McInnes Japan loves an opportunity to indulge in a drink. Anyone that has ever visited Shinjuku, Shibuya or Ueno (or really any other...
Major cherry blossom festivals are canceled in Tokyo due to coronavirus!
With cherry blossom season just around the corner and many a tree already treating us with full blooms, it comes as sad news that...
Tokyo coming to a halt with events canceled due to coronavirus
Not a day passes by without more news about this new virus and it seems the world has come to a standstill. So it...
Saga Collective, aiming to make everyday life more beautiful!
You may not have heard of the Saga Collective yet, a group of craftsmen and producers on a mission to share Saga Prefecture's rich...
Hokkaido’s Food Culture – part 3
By Paul McInnes In the last part of Hokkaido’s Food Culture, let's discover more must-eats. One very obvious the other, often referred to as Hokkaido's...
Hokkaido’s Food Culture – part 2
By Paul McInnes As you already heard in the first part of Hokkaido’s Food Culture, the giant northern Japanese island is very different from the...
Hokkaido’s Food Culture – part 1
By Paul McInnes Hokkaido, the giant northern Japanese island is very different from the Japan you think you know and so is Hokkaido's Food Culture....