That’s especially true in endurance events, and last Saturday at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Brazilian Caio Bonfim tapped into a unique sort of motivation that helped power him to a ...

Race walker is going home with a medal and his wedding band.

Stories in World Athletics Championships tag.

As much as we love all the glitzy, brand new stores that keep popping up around Tokyo, our heart always skips a beat when we come across a retro store that remains steadfast in the face of ...

Designed to let foreign goods in while keeping foreign ideas out, this Nagasaki neighborhood is one of the most historically significant places in Japan.

New menu items and more make for the perfect place to grab a kawaii bite after shopping in a major Tokyo department store.

Stories in Gloomy Bear tag.

Stories in guro-kawaii tag.

Although the latest Demon Slayer film has been dominating the box office in Japan for the past nine weeks in a row, one movie that came very close to dethroning it several times was the live-action ...

You’ll find many brands in Japan, ranging from obscure to eminently recognisable. At the very top of the chain are brands that are so well known they’ve become household names, and two of those are ...

The original arrest took place on 29 August, when the man was caught attempting to steal a fire hose nozzle in Kannami Town, Shizuoka Prefecture. The man admitted to the charges but remained in ...

With record-breaking numbers of overseas tourists visiting Japan, many of the central areas in big cities like Tokyo are now bursting at the seams with crowds of people. As a result, more and more ...