LIFESTYLE
In a world of digital money, what’s the right etiquette...
We’ve all been there – splitting a bill at dinner, covering a mate’s coffee, or ...
Four Shinto shrines to pray for love at in Japan to sta...
In Japan, it’s customary to start off the new year be going to a Shinto shrine t...
Japan trends: What changed in 2025 and what’s shaping 2026
Will 2026 finally see the end of the craziness of 2025? It was a big year for Ja...
A look back at the Osaka World Expo 2025
As we look forward to what the new year will bring, the legacy of the World Expo...
How to be an influencer in Japan: Visa rules, side gigs...
Traveling across prefectures, staying in onsen hotels for free and dining at sus...
Survey finds more than 70 percent of Japanese children ...
It wasn’t so long ago that a child making a new friend simply meant walking up t...
Is it rude to sing along at concerts in Japan? We ask a...
There’s nothing like a good online debate with strangers to fuel some fires, esp...
Japan’s 'otoshidama' tradition of giving kids money at ...
New Year’s is a major event in Japan, much like Christmas is in the West, full o...
A guide to New Year traditions in Japan
For many non-Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and tr...
Shanghai's elderly waltz back to the past at lunchtime ...
A group of retirees cheered under disco lights as 60-year-old Xu Li leapt into h...
From hula hoops to hearing aids: Oldest baby boomers tu...
The oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolution...
More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and ...
For over ten years now, I have sworn off Christmas and birthday cards: simply wr...
Showa Hagoita: A vanishing piece of Japan’s New Year cu...
Hagoita (battledores) are traditional Japanese wooden paddles used to play hanet...
It’s more than OK for kids to be bored − it’s good for ...
Boredom is a common part of life, across time and around the world. That’s becau...
Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it...
Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you k...
Deck your garden with boughs of holly, a plant rich in ...
No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or...
