Nike is opening a women-only sports space in Shibuya for the spring. Opening March 3rd at a location nine minutes' walk from Shibuya Station, Nike Women's Studio features a basement training ...

Good things come to those who wait, they say. But it's bad news if you're a hipster desperate to get your lips around a cup of black stuff from the latest trendy coffee shop in ...

Media Ambition Tokyo returns for another year, transforming Tokyo into a media art bonanza. In the grandiose words of the organizers, Media Ambition Tokyo "takes an experimental approach to urban ...

As now know, freelance journalist Kenji Goto was murdered by members of the Islamic State last week, following the similar beheading of his acquaintance Haruna Yukawa, the wannabe military ...

Today is Setsubun, which marks the start of spring in the old lunar calendar. If you are unfortunate enough to step outside, you may be forgiven for thinking it's still winter. That would because ...

This article by Liz Shek-Noble first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. The Michelin Guide is one of the most respected and famous systems for rating restaurants and hotels across the world. Gaining a ...

Fancy a spot of Kabuki before you step onto a plane? Yes, if you want your taste of traditional Japanese at the airport, from this spring you can. Narita International Airport Terminal 1's ...

Thanko has come to the rescue of people who want to cuddle up to something (or someone) during the cold winter nights and feel heat from their hug buddy. Enter the USB Heated Air Hug ...

Shota Mori is a performance artist who became famous for his Taxi Driver-inspired "iPhone quick draw" system. Now he has starred in a funny parody web ad for @nifty, a real estate portal ...

Rakuten, the world's most successful badly designed virtual mall, continues its march into all offline walks of Japanese life. After opening a cafe in Shibuya last year, now it offers a collection ...

You might think in our CGI world today there would be no time for retro science fiction where guys dressed up as hairy monsters and others as suited superheroes. But you'd be wrong. Ultraman ...

With its profusion of shops selling manga and games along with the ubiquitous maids trying to lure you to their cafes, Akihabara has become one of the most distinctive and interesting parts of Tokyo. ...

Well, it didn't take long. The threat by IS to execute two Japanese hostages, Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, in retaliation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pledge in Israel to help fight Islamic ...

Cultures usually mark important anniversaries with a ceremony. In Japan they produce special food... in a can. 2015 is the fourth centenary of the death of Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first Shogun and ...

One of the top Japanese internet memes of the past few years finally becomes a real product. The Nico Nico Douga Self-Switching-Off Robot was created by user Kairoshi as a video uploaded to his ...