01 Aug Culture, Lifestyle, Travel Okinawa: Leading the Rise of Japanese Tourism 27 February 2024 By Simon Martin Inbound tourism, the act of foreign travellers coming to one’s... Continue reading
20 Jan Creativity, Culture, Lifestyle Get Lost in the Stunning Beauty of Japanese Prints 3 February 2023 By Simon Martin Japanese prints, also known as ukiyo-e, have a long and... Continue reading
01 Nov Culture, Food Shoku Bunka: Japan’s Food Culture & Identity 25 February 2024 By Rachel Christopher Japanese shoku bunka (食文化, “food culture”) is not unknown to... Continue reading
30 Jul Creativity, Lifestyle Tradition in the Making: The Life & Work of Tokyo Craftsmen 30 July 2022 By Rachel Christopher Drawing on the previously undocumented stories, recollections, experiences, and oral... Continue reading
11 Jul Creativity A Crash Course on the History of Japanese Literature 30 September 2022 By Simon Martin From food to dance to fashion — Japan is a... Continue reading
19 Feb Culture, Trending, TV & Film Jidaigeki: Exploring the Timeline of Kurosawa’s Historical Dramas 31 March 2022 By Simon Martin An adventurous spirit in the unfamiliar past, action, suspense, romance,... Continue reading
31 Oct Culture, Lifestyle Koryu & Gendai Japanese Tradition in Martial Arts Weapons Training 29 October 2021 By Richard Young From the dawn of Japan’s iconic samurai, swords and other... Continue reading
08 Aug Culture The Samurai: More than Meets the Eye 15 April 2020 By Zia Rahim WHEN we think of America we think of burgers. When... Continue reading