Toyohiro Akiyama, a former journalist and university lecturer who in 1990 became the first Japanese person to travel into space, died on August 26 from lower gastrointestinal bleeding. He was 84. News ...

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the broadcast of Ultraman Tiga, which originally premiered in 1996, an Ultraman pop-up shop will open inside Hands Omiya with commemorative merchandise inspired by ...

If you grew up singing Moonlight Densetsu and play-pretended Sailor Guardians with your friends, your childhood dream is about to come true. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa ...

On this day in 1979, Masataka Taketsuru died from complications of pneumonia at the age of 85. The man known as the “Father of Japanese Whisky” was buried alongside his beloved Scottish-born wife, ...

There was a stretch in the mid-2010s when Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms seemed to be everywhere. Museums that normally drew weekend-only crowds suddenly had ticket systems buckling under demand ...

For first-time visitors in Japan, scrolling on social media can often feel like the default option for planning your itinerary. It’s how most tourists end up in the same overcrowded locations: Shibuya ...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan at around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The quake registered a lower 5 on Japan’s seven-level seismic intensity scale in Ibaraki Prefecture. According to the Japan ...

In this week’s news roundup, we remember Dolly Parton and the Dollywood II theme park that almost came to Japan. We also look back at the life and work of polka-dot queen Yayoi Kusama, following her ...

There are occupational hazards to pairs figure skating. Concussions, dislocated shoulders, being dropped on the ice. Falling in love with the person whose job it is to prevent the last one seems to be ...

Japanese knives are world-renowned for their sharpness and beauty, but their true magic lies in their heritage, maintenance, and the hands of the maker. In this exclusive experience, you won’t just ...

There are easier ways to get attention on the internet than antagonizing a thousand-year-old vengeful spirit. Ainosuke, a Japanese livestreamer on Kick, apparently decided otherwise. On August 19, ...

There is footage now of Japan’s kamikaze pilots that no camera ever recorded. At first, there is only the photograph: Japanese pilots in flight suits, black-and-white and fixed in that peculiar tense ...