NINJA BLOOM IPA: A Taste of Japan in Japan
There comes a point in life in Japan when your usual lager no longer feels exciting enough. You have learned the izakaya menu, discovered your…
There comes a point in life in Japan when your usual lager no longer feels exciting enough. You have learned the izakaya menu, discovered your…
There is a moment in every Japanese summer when you stop wanting anything complicated. The walk from the station feels twice as long. The convenience…
Living in Japan, you eventually notice how much people value having a voice in society. Local elections, neighborhood meetings, and well-run ward offices all reflect…
Some names in Japanese history arrive with a whole crowd behind them. Say “Shinsengumi” at an izakaya and someone will usually have a favorite member,…
Anyone who has handled a ¥1,000 note in Japan has seen a face that is not on it today. For years, a bearded statesman in…
Go on to lead. If you have lived in Japan long enough to hear people discuss the Meiji Restoration over dinner, you may have noticed…
Not every figure from Japan’s turning point is on the winning side of the story. Spend a little time with historical dramas, museum exhibits or…
Every country has a few people who built its institutions rather than its legends. They rarely get statues or television dramas. Yet we experience their…
Spend a few years in Japan and you start to notice that the country has a soft spot for people who burned bright and left…
Anyone who has spent time around Tokyo universities will recognise Waseda’s red-brick buildings, the students streaming out of Takadanobaba Station, and the bookshops surrounding the…