More than a few colorful characters were among the 63,649 in attendance at Yokohama Stadium last night for the New Zealand vs South Africa game. 📸: @dokool . .…
“Good excuse to experience to the culture, eat interesting food and see a bit of footie.” — Talking to fans on Day 2 of the 2019 Rugby World…
New Zealand’s All Blacks perform the traditional haka before their Rugby World Cup opener against South Africa’s Springboks on Saturday at International Stadium Yokohama. 📷 Dan Orlowitz @aishiterutokyo…
The 2019 Rugby World Cup kicked off in spectacular style on Friday night with an opening ceremony that paid homage to traditional Japanese culture. The ceremony at Tokyo…
Fridays For Future events across Japan drew more than 5,000 participants on Sept. 20, organizers said. In Tokyo, some 2,800 students and environmental activists called on the city…
At age 15, Reina Kaneko — who performs as ReiNa — showed the hip-hop dancing world that she meant business. Now at 18, as breakdancing approaches Olympian validation,…
In Nagano Prefecture’s Kiso Valley there is an extant portion of the Nakasendo, an easy to walk, well-signposted 8-kilometer route that runs between the two former post towns…
To celebrate the arrival of the Ireland men’s rugby team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, a Yokohama-area shopping district held “Motomachi Ireland Day” on Saturday to get…
Kanazawa has a reputation as a hub for traditional Japanese arts and culture, but its coffee shops, new and old, offer a glimpse of how locals live and…
There are myriad lenses through which it’s possible to explore Tokyo. Architecture is one avenue that grants both first-time visitors and lifelong Tokyo residents an equally intimate view…
High hopes turned into devastation — and misery — for the Japan men’s basketball team. With an 80-65 loss to Montenegro on Monday, Japan concluded its campaign at…
Not even the incoming threat of Typhoon Faxai’s landfall on Sunday, Sept. 8, could dampen the spirits of those celebrating the annual Kitazawa Hachiman Festival. The joy of…
After three years and an estimated ¥110 billion yen in renovation costs, The Okura Tokyo, previously named Hotel Okura Tokyo, once again opens its doors tomorrow, Sept. 12.…
The powerful Typhoon Faxai hit Japan in the early hours of Monday morning, packing high winds and heavy rain. The greater Tokyo area was especially hard hit by widespread power…
James Reynolds has documented about 60 typhoons over the years, and this is his busy season. In fact a big one is forecast to hit Tokyo on Monday.…