Working Towards The Future Japan’s decreasing population has famously led to tricky problems for the country, not least of which is the growing shortage of workers for basic labour. Not having enough staff to work ...
Praise Godzilla One of Japan’s most successful and well-loved ambassadors, Godzilla stands at about 100 metres tall and is both literally and figuratively a landmark of Japanese culture. Racking up 36 films since his debut ...
An Industry at Risk It’s no secret that Japan’s animation industry is struggling to cope with changing times and modern technology. Despite the country’s tough anti-piracy laws and recent moves to clamp down on websites ...
Historical Dramas in Japan I’m a big fan of old-school Samurai films or chanbara, as they are known in Japan. A black-and-white melodrama where swords clash and someone takes ages to die tragically in the ...
A Mecha Anime Legend Mecha anime Gundam blasted its way onto Japanese TV screens at the end of the 70’s, inspiring engineers and robot fans across the world. The series helped define the genre of ...
The End to a Major Manga Haikyu!!, one of the most popular sports manga on the scene has finally packed up and called it a day, with the final issue appearing in Weekly Shōnen Jump ...
The Everyday Culture of Masks With the move to make masks mandatory in shops, the UK is slowly being encouraged towards a health conscious culture that Japan already embraced way back when the Spanish flu ...
The Feline Financial Phenomenon When it comes to the business of marketing cuteness, cats have cornered the market in Japan and abroad. As you travel around Japan you’ll be able to find cat cafés in ...
How Japanese zoos are taking care of their animals during lockdown Creatures in crisis Corona and isolation have been hitting different business and stores with different challenges, particularly places that really rely on visitors like ...
Election Season in Tokyo Noise pollution in Tokyo has jumped up in the past few weeks as the infamous political announcement trucks known as Gaisensha have been out in force. The reason for rolling around ...
