Category: Japan

Usually the first word that comes to people’s minds when they consider a vacation to Japan is “expensive.” There is much evidence to back up this general impression, but smart travelers know that even a… Read More

No nation on earth has worked as hard as Japan to develop a first-class robotics industry. Not since the country threw itself into post-war reconstruction has there been such a concerted effort to be number… Read More

The Japanese love their matcha tea; that’s for sure. But they also appreciate a fine mixed drink prepared by a talented, experienced bartender. In fact, almost everything about drinking in Japan is different than the… Read More

In many ways, Japan’s modern face is merely a disguised version of its collective traditions: tea ceremony, Zen Buddhism, calligraphy, flower arranging, Kabuki and Noh. Aside from recent Western influences, most of the country’s major… Read More

Japan is a land of tradition: Kabuki, Sumo, Samurai, Emperors, and matcha tea. In a land steeped in tradition and formality, gender roles tend to change very slowly. Nowhere is that phenomenon more evident than… Read More

Japan’s northern and southernmost cities are a study in contrasting lifestyles, languages and attitudes. Completely unlike the nation’s capital, Tokyo, the two cities on Japan’s top and bottom offer unique perspective for travelers who want… Read More

Unlike many other traditional art forms of Japan, no one is really sure when or how origami began. “Folding paper,” the literal translation of ori-gami in English, is considered a uniquely Japanese art form, but… Read More

Western business owners are always looking for new clients, especially among the thousands of private and public companies in Japan, the world’s second largest economy. It’s no wonder that hundreds of books, college courses and… Read More