Making one’s way around Asakusa’s crowded streets at the weekend can be supremely stressful to say the least. And yet at the same time, with a seat and some assistance, it can also be really rather relaxing.

There is almost always talk about the likes of television and technology having a really terrible effect on the amount teenagers read; however, whilst there may well be a certain amount of truth in such suggestions, at least when it comes to manga,...

Japan’s high-tech toilets are often featured by the foreign media, but whilst well aimed washlets and the like are all well and good, the simple heated toilet seat is still the biggest bonus of most bathrooms. A water closet wonder that is even more...

Urban farms may well suffer a little in regards to their allotted land, but at the same time they are incredibly convenient when it comes to the closeness of accommodation, and, in the current climate when carbon emissions are constantly being counted,...

When it’s especially nice and comfortable in normally far colder November, there are certainly worse things to do than trek out to west Tokyo and enjoy a leisurely lunch, lager, and a lovely and relaxingly long read.