Learning a language is an extremely useful skill. Recent statistics on the Guardian show that only 32 per cent ...

Dating in Japan can be tricky at the best of times!  Getting a foreign perspective is handy before arriving as It's easy to come off as ...

Ahh, don’t we all love Shiba Inus - renowned for its handsome, fox-like looks, the Shiba Inu (柴犬) has shot ...

Set in feudal Japan (during the Kamakura period) in the late 13th century, the Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world, ...

Five months or so since we were trapped inside our homes, the global pandemic left us all in a state ...

The Auteur Coinciding with the BFI’s major season on ...

In our last filmic review, we discussed the transcendent efforts of the late Akira Kurosawa to distinguish the intricacies of ...

Green tea is deeply entrenched in Japanese culture, history and tradition. Tea ceremonies were a universal aspect ...

Kamakura is Japan’s former capital city located in the Kanagawa Prefecture, which is 1.5hours away from central ...

For years there’s been a trend for Korean beauty (or ...

It’s a Monday morning. Your alarm clock goes off and you open your eyes, just enough to press the snooze ...

Akira Kurosawa is arguably the most well-known and celebrated filmmaker in Japanese cinematic history, bar perhaps one Yasujiro Ozu. With ...

Any meaningful discussion on the world’s tastiest cuisines has to (and will) mention Japanese food. With succulent ...

With an endless array of captivating cinema dating back to 1894, Japanese films make up one of ...

Japan rightly holds the reputation as being one of the tastiest and most popular cuisines on the ...

Japan’s fashion is known world-over. It’s bright and colourful, with ...

Next level soundsystem music is flowing through Vomitspit, the Japanese record label run by the dubstep demons, Dayzero and Karnage. ...

In the UK, owning a car is overrated. Why would you own when you can so easily rent? Simply download ...

Ever wondered what Ponyo's favourite noodle dish tasted like? Ever thought what Pikachu was snacking on from Brock’s satchel? Ever ...

Looking to brush up on your Japanese food knowledge before that trip? Or perhaps you had something he other night ...

What do you see when you look at a circle? For most, it's just that - a circular line creating ...

Japan doesn’t immediately spring to mind as a literary hub. Its popular culture is usually hidden under the canopy of ...

The Netflix series “Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020” along with its older renditions, has been garnering global popularity over the years: ...

Since 2001, teamLab has enchanted us. Their method of wooing has been far from conventional. Instead of flowers and chocolates, ...

Chances are you already know – and love – more Japanese plants than you think you do and will recognise ...

Whether you like to unwind in front of a Studio Ghibli film, lose yourself in the fantastical worlds of Haruki ...

The Playstation 5 is here already? It feels like only 60 frames ago the Playstation 4 burst into our living ...

With the shutters of our favourite places firmly locked over the past few months, we’ve all been passing the ...

As we all wrestle with living through the lockdown in our homes we make sure to nail down a routine ...

Japanese musical innovator, Ryuichi Sakamoto, has recorded a touching live performance for those in isolation around the world. Special guest, ...

Known for their fluffy texture, Japanese pancakes don’t taste dissimilar to your average American pancake. What is different, however, is ...

Who hasn’t waded through videos, down the rabbit hole, on Youtube and come across a lo-fi hip-hop track featuring a ...

We're big fans of Japanese music as you may have noticed. At Nakama, we've promoted Japanese Ongaku Yoru in London ...

A remake of the 2012 Korean film ‘Confessions of a Murderer,’ Yu Irie’s ‘Memoirs ...

The vaporwave experience is interactive as well as audio-visual. ...

So you love Japan. We know that you'd love to know more about the culture, perhaps practice your Japanese, socialise, ...

If, like us, you’re a little bit obsessed with Japan, you’ll know that there’s ...

So far, London has provided nothing less than the sunny summer we all dreamt ...

From tea tours in Kyoto to vintage shopping in Tokyo; Mount Fuji to mount(ains) ...

2400 years ago, during the 4th Century BC, Alexander ...

Coming from England, a land known world-wide for its ...

One of the things that makes these soul-clearing albums ...

Ever felt so in poor health that you had to ask yourself; "What's the ...

The rainy Sunday before Monday... how boring! Don't worry, if you're looking for some anime series to watch, we got ...

Dating a Japanese person can bring sensitive situations. Whether its views around dating etiquette, manners and activities; its safe to ...

Squeeze the play button on your cassette player and ...

Following the Japan Nakama app, I finally arrived ...

Having developed a (borderline unhealthy) obsession with the artistry of plant-based Instagram account @shisodelicious ...

The stalls of this Winter’s Hyper Japan settled in ...

People think that we exaggerate when we compare our travels to an Anime Style Adventure in Japan. One of our ...

Looking for some of that delicious broth and noodle combo that only Ramen can bring? Check Our Top 5 Ramen ...

There was so much to see at the Winter ...

Hyper Japan is back to break through the winter ...

Next up in our Why I Love Japan series, which seeks to draw attention ...

For Yayoi Kusama’s cult of fans, the arrival of her latest installation artwork ‘My ...

For horror fans, the sci-fi curious or merely those looking for a fun ...

Last week I explored Japanese avant-garde cinema at Barbican. ...

After the talk on the Tremors of the Japanese ...

Virtual reality tech is becoming part of our everyday lives and with a vast array ...

Founder of Pom Pom Factory, paper florist and ...

As we continue to delve into the London's Japanese ...

Inside the belly of Pirate Studios in Bristol, I ...

While it’s certainly true that cheese is for the French what sake is ...

We're excited to share with you Matt Nguyen whose brand Jolly Awesome (run alongside ...

We're so pleased to feature Asa + Yu in our Love Japan series, a ...

Next, in our 'Why I love Japan' series, which aims to share the work ...

With a keen interest in the Japanese art scene both in London and further ...

Are you living in London and looking to take time for yourself, reduce stress ...

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WHEN we think of America we think of burgers. When we think of the ...

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To the surprise of Airbnb, not to mention their hosts and prospective guests, ...

Last Saturday, five decades into his musical career, the ...

Kamon are Japanese emblems or symbols used to identify the ancestral bloodlines of samurai ...

The critically acclaimed book, Mangasia, has begun its five-year world tour. So we sat ...

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Renowned architect Sou Fujimoto’s ‘Futures of the Future’ makes for a stunning first exhibition ...

Double Method, by photographers Tokyo Rumando and Hideka Tonomura, their exhibition takes a truly ...

Founder of Good Mood Matcha, Max Cheong, has been hooked on matcha’s earthiness and ...

In 21st century Britain, kimonos (of sorts) are commonplace ...

Beyond the cracked marble hotel lobby fountains and abandoned ...

Takefumi Hori’s latest collection, ‘Enjuku,’ is a welcome addition to emerging gallery, Fiumano Clase. ...

Along the noisy London Road in Brighton, a couple ...

With a focus on time and perception, London-based artists Iyamari’s UK debut exhibition ‘Stay-’ ...

As early as the eighth century, Japan’s Sakura season has ...

Five minutes down the road from Old Street underground ...

Who is Hello Kitty? An adorably innocent cartoon ...

An early evening atmosphere had already arrived at Sway ...

After a successful first collection, where his depiction of the humble squirrel gained interest ...

The team at Japan Nakama were kindly invited to ...

Following a successful first event, London Sake Brewer’s Club ...

On a rainy day near Buckingham Palace, I went ...

The SOAS Japan Society kindly invited me along to ...

Split between 1980’s Tokyo and Shizuoka, Yuhihiko Tsutsumi’s 2015 romantic comedy ‘Initiation Love, イニシエーション・ラブ)’ ...

What happens when young Japanese women take styles from foreign countries and ...

130 million people in the world speak the Japanese language, making it the 9th most spoken language around. Although there ...

Last week, the Japan Centre re-opened it's doors to lovers of Japanese cuisine in ...

Damien Borowik is a visual artist who investigates the art of making as aesthetics. Using either analog or digital processes, ...

The Japan Nakama team went down to Granary Square in Kings Cross this ...