$1500 Japanese Apartment Tour in Tokyo Shibuya
I take you inside my Shibuya apartment and show you where I have been living in Tokyo for many years now. The average apartment in Tokyo is not very big. My Japanese apartment is 35 square meters a…
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One Minute Architecture to explore Tokyo's "mysterious urbanity"
Today Virtual Design Festival teams up with Dutch architect Martin van der Linden of YouTube channel One Minute Architecture to present a selection of his best short architecture movies. Van der…
A Gundam Bike? In This Economy?
Suzuki recently decided they wanted a Gundam bike, presumably for Gundam-related reasons, so the Japanese company just went out and had one made. AdvertisementIt was done by American compan…
Inside the Definitive Book on Yoshitomo Nara
Photo: Courtesy of PhaidonYoshitomo Nara, Yeewan Koon, Phaidon: Sprout the Ambassador, 2001 (left); Princess of Snooze, 2001 (right). Photo: Courtesy of PhaidonYoshitomo Nara, Yeewan Koon, …
Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Has Died
Screenshot : Kingdom HeartsKotaku East East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Prev Next View AllKeiji Fujiwara …
Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from Hokkaido's second wave of infections
But Hokkaido is in the spotlight again as it struggles to deal with a second wave of infections. In late February, Hokkaido became the first place in Japan to declare a state of emergency due to…
‘Animal Crossing’ Gives Nintendo New Horizons
“Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” Nintendo’s new videogame, has been flying off the shelves. The Japanese company now faces a nice problem: how to make enough of its Switch consoles to meet soari…
Final Fantasy funeral procession for coronavirus victim draws hundreds for online goodbye【Video】
A tearful farewell as the real-world pandemic creates a hole in Final Fantasy XIV’s online realm. Though the remake of Final Fantasy VII just came out, Final Fantasy XIV, the franchise’s cu…
Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid coronavirus spread
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 16:17 | All, Japan, CoronavirusPrime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to declare a nationwide state of emergency in an attempt to prevent the further spread of the…
Top Jobs in Japan with No Japanese Required – Week 15, 2020
😁On Apr 16, 2020Don’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan? Each week we look through our database of jobs in Japan to showcase the top positions that don’t require any Japanese language abi…