Society
Why Some Big Japan Brands Are Quitting Baby Products
The two companies say the decisions have nothing to do with population decline. Indeed, there are signs the baby business in Japan…
Articles by K. Lou
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Entertainment
20% of Japan’s Manga Artists and Illustrators Say AI Has Cut Their Income
A new Nikkei survey finds that roughly one in five Japanese manga artists and illustrators say generative AI has already cut into…
Travel
The World’s First Pokémon Airport Aims to Boost Japan’s Noto Region Post-Quake
Ishikawa Prefecture is renaming Noto Satoyama Airport as 'Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport' from July 7, 2026, making it the world's…
Travel
Hanabi Taikai: A Traveler’s Guide to Japan’s Summer Fireworks Festivals
Japanese summer is impossible to imagine without hanabi taikai, the riverbank fireworks displays that pack millions onto seawalls every July and August.…
Travel
Bon Odori: Inside Japan’s Soulful Summer Dance Tradition
Every summer, neighborhoods and remote mountain villages across Japan ring with taiko, flute, and shuffling feet. Bon Odori is Japan's quietly extraordinary…
Travel
Where Japanese People Actually Travel in August (And Why Foreign Tourists Don’t)
While inbound tourists mainly clog up the Golden Route, domestic Japanese travelers make full use of hisho-chi, highland summer resorts.
Travel
Fukuoka: Why It’s Japan’s Underrated Best City for Tourists
A growing destination, Fukuoka is managing the potential pitfalls of overtourism through a mix of yatai and downtown development.
Travel
Japan Drafts Dual Pricing Guidelines as Himeji Castle Posts Big Revenue Bump
As more tourist hot spots look at dual pricing, Japan's government prepares rules to ensure it's implemented legally.