In Chiba Prefecture, spring bamboo harvests with local families reveal how Japan carries ancient traditions into modern life.

Less than a year after Takahiro Homma established Japanese lifestyle brand Sanu in 2019, a small house by the sea in Chiba provided the inspiration for what is now the company’s flagship second-home ...

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After we've seen Super Mario and even the Minions immortalized at theme parks, I’ve always wondered why Pokémon hasn't received the same treatment. We all know Pokémon is massive. I imagine children ...

The notion of Japan as a “normal country” did not originally aim to negate pacifism. Rather, it emerged as a proactive ...

Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear ...

Experiencing life in a remote and scenic Japanese mountain village.