FOOD
Remembering Onishi Yuki, Founder of the First Michelin-starred Ramen Shop
The creator of Japan's first Michelin-starred ramen bowl suddenly passed at age 43, leaving a culinary legacy - and Internet rumors.
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FOOD
ENTERTAINMENT
Comedian Yuki Nivez Talks Stand-Up in Japan; Upcoming Show
Western-style stand-up is a relatively new genre of comedy for Japan. The scene, however, is flourishing. Comedians Yuki Nivez and Bobby Judo…
TECHNOLOGY
Japanese Company Shows Off New Hoverbike at Motor Show
A Japanese technology startup turned heads with its new hoverbike at the Detroit Motor Show. Just don't look at the price tag...
LAW & CRIME
Tokyo Doctor Arrested for Dummy Vaccines, Forging Documents
A Tokyo doctor with strong anti-vax beliefs tried to talk patients out of the COVID-19 vaccine - and, when they insisted, gave…
TRAVEL
Bill Gates and the Revival of the Meguro Parasitological Museum
A unique museum in Tokyo's Meguro ward that has been struggling to stay afloat got a boost in the arm from a…
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Bullet Train’ is Fantasyland-Japan Action Pulp
David Leitch's 'Bullet Train' is the latest in a long line of Hollywood films to portray 'weird Japan.' But is it any…
FEATURED
The Disappearance of Meiji: Why it’s Hard to Find Tokyo’s Recent Past
In Tokyo, the recent past is often obscured beneath endless concrete. Take a journey through the city's history to discover why.
ENTERTAINMENT
Pachinko in Japan: The Game That Definitely Isn’t Gambling!
How the game of pachinko in Japan become one of the country's primary forms of legalized...well, let's not call it gambling, shall…