Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades, Akihabara has been a refuge for the otaku — someone who would “go ...

Okazaki San is a Japanese Architect. While we usually tour TINY Apartments, this time, at her request, we are exploring ...

Japan has just got a whole lot pricier. But guess what? Tourists are still flocking there. Why, you ask? Well, there are ...

There has been a pause on executions in Japan since that of Katō Tomohiro, perpetrator of the 2008 Akihabara massacre in Tokyo, who was hung on July 26, 2022 at the Tokyo Detention House. The hiatus ...

The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 needing to run microSD Express cards saw the pricey and uncommon cards selling like hot cakes ...

Real Akiba,” which transmits Akihabara culture to the world, announced on the 9th that it has conducted a seed round of funding totaling over 400 million yen. Startup Factory, led by ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's substantially higher tariffs, including those on all car imports, are set to slow export-oriented Japan ...

TOKYO -- Some of Japan's most iconic neighborhoods have undergone dramatic personality changes. From Akiba to Ueno Ameyoko to Dotonbori, these spots are losing their "Japaneseness" and taking on a ...

BANGKOK—As foreign tourism becomes increasingly important to the Japanese economy, Thai tourists stand out from the crowd by ...