Happy 2021! As England plunges into its third lockdown, many of us may be finding it hard to accept this ...

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It's no secret Japan goes crazy for anime and manga, no matter the genre or theme. Classics like My Neighbor ...

Japan is a design powerhouse, we’ll all been left in awe at the artful conceptions brought to life by ...

From a tiny city south of Osaka, comes 200 years’ worth of tradition in the artisan creation of fude, or ...

2021 will hopefully be the year where life (semi) gets back to normal. The adventure of moving to Japan is ...

Have you ever experienced the Japanese countryside? If you happen to come across Akita Inaka School, located in Kosaka, then ...

As Japan moves forward with the recommencing of work and student visas, an optimistic feeling of adventure can not reframe ...

In 1981, a 250-year-old juniper bonsai tree reportedly sold for a mind-blowing $2,000,000 US dollars, but a picture remains to ...

We've partnered up with Hario UK for a free giveaway! Find out more below! We’ve talked about green tea ...

Japan often flexes its muscles as a tech-savvy nation with break-dancing robots and toilet/computer seats being the forefront of its ...

Get 20% off your first Kokedama plant at Handspun Botanics, using the code JAPAN20. It was on a cold, ...

With COVID-19 encouraging us to hibernate inside and unleash our introverted side, we now have more time than ever to ...

If you have ever watched a piece of media before, you will likely have had to sit through an intro ...

While Japanese culture has inspired fashion for centuries, the country has carved out a reputation for diverse styles and daring ...

Across the globe, dating app users have shot up like crazy since COVID-19 knocked on our doors. The use of ...

If you aren’t greeted by a wagging tail and a booming bark when you enter the door, you are living ...

Japanese Books and Me As long as I can remember, I’ve ...

I am still new to the world of crime thriller novels, especially from Japanese literature. Recommended or not, some books ...

We all love anime. Some of us pride ourselves on watching the most obscure shows imaginable. The more obscure, the ...

Ever had such an incredible trip that you would relive it most days if you could? Imagine ...

Japanese is ranked by the US Foreign Service Institute as one of the hardest languages to learn for English speakers. ...

2015 was a moment in history that changed Japanese whisky forever. (And yes – it is whisky without the “e”, ...

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, ...

Mainland Japan is surrounded by many other islands that make up the beautiful country. 'Many' ...

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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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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