Marcus HarveyHarajuku Fluffy and Delicious: Enjoy Japan’s Best Pancakes at the Top 3 Cafés in Harajuku and Omotesando!livejapan.com If there’s one universal truth, it’s that everybody loves pancakes. That’s why every country and culture has its very own version of the delicious …
Marcus HarveyAirbus Airbus delivers its first A530 aircraft - complete with a cabin that reduces jet lagcheshire-live.co.uk - Owen Hughes Airbus made the delivery of its first A350 aircraft to Japan Airlines (JAL) - and the plane even features a cabin that claims to reduce jet lag. The …
Marcus HarveyJapan Travel Tokyo Budget Gourmet: 3 of Ueno’s Most Affordable and Delicious Dining Experienceslivejapan.com In many of Japan’s most popular and well-known tourist destinations, you can expect to pay about \1,000 - \1,200 for a typical meal. That’s not a bad …
Marcus HarveyAsia Japanese company cancels ‘Be White’ advertising campaign which it claims was designed to ‘promote housework as a fun activity’scmp.com - Bloomberg Japanese household product company Kao had the cleanest of intentions: run a campaign to encourage family members to split household chores more …
Marcus HarveyJapan Fiscal sustainability in Japan: What to tackle | VOX, CEPR Policy Portalvoxeu.org - Selahattin İmrohoroğlu Japan is ageing fast. Its dependency ratio, defined as the ratio of the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 20-64, was 48% in 2015. …
Marcus HarveyJapan The Magical Choices Behind Japanese Convenience Storesneatorama.com - sodiumnami BBC Travel's Laura Studarus delved into Japanese convenience stores, and is surprised on what they had to offer: I was surprised to find that Japanese …
Marcus HarveyTokyo The Tokyo neighbourhood where people come to disappearThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoYou won’t find Sanya on any modern maps. In 1966, the government ordered the name Sanya to be expunged from official records At first sight, Sanya looks much like any other Tokyo suburb: well-appointed
Marcus Harvey Mascots, robots and dressing up like children – welcome to the weird ‘Cultural Galápagos’ of JapanThe Telegraph - By Greg DickinsonMy brother Ali’s message came in response to the barrage of photos I’ve been sending the family WhatsApp group: “That’s a pretty weird week you’ve had. Mascots. Robots. Dressing up like children. Nuclear
Marcus HarveyDrones Flying A Drone While Drunk Could Land You In Prison In Japangizmodo.com.au - Andrew Liszewski You’d assume it would go without saying that operating any kind of machinery or vehicle after a few drinks is a dumb idea—even if it’s one navigated …
Marcus HarveyNagoyaHundreds protest in Japan after father was cleared of raping his underage daughter when court ruled she could have resisteddailymail.co.uk - Danyal Hussain Hundreds of people took to the streets all over Japan to protest against recent court acquittals of alleged rapists, including a man who was found …
Marcus HarveyTokyo 2020 A city built on water: the hidden rivers under Tokyo's concrete and neonThe Guardian - Tash Reith-BanksMore than 100 rivers and canals flow beneath Tokyo, but from the ground it’s hard to notice them. Why has the city turned its back on water? Of the near-endless flow of people over the busy Shibuya scramble
Marcus HarveyShibuya In pics: Japan's Shibuya Cross is a a top tourist drawstuff.co.nz An estimated 1000 to 2500 people hurry to cross the intersection before the light changes during the busiest times of the day. Located just outside …
Marcus HarveyTraffic Dangerous reservoirs found at 63,722 locations across Japan | The Japan Timesjapantimes.co.jp - No Author The agriculture ministry said Tuesday it has found 63,722 reservoirs across Japan that may pose danger to people if they are affected by natural …
Marcus HarveySex Crimes Hundreds protest across Japan over acquittals of men in sex crimes | The Japan Timesjapantimes.co.jp - No Author Hundreds of people took to the streets across Japan on Tuesday to protest a recent series of court acquittals of men in sex crime cases, including a …
Marcus HarveyPaid Leave Japan offers most paid leave for fathers worldwide but few take it, UNICEF reports finds | The Japan Timesjapantimes.co.jp - No Author Japan leads the world in offering paid leave for fathers, but few take advantage of it, according to a new report by UNICEF based on legal …
Marcus HarveyTraffic Japan grapples with traffic jams, visitors' manners amid tourism boomjapantoday.com Traffic jams and tourists' manners are recognized by many of Japan's tourist destinations as major issues that need to be addressed amid the sharp …
Marcus HarveyCarlos Ghosn Carlos Ghosn's former home: inside Tokyo's notorious detention centreThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoThe forbidding outline of Tokyo detention centre is impossible to miss, even on a dark, wet afternoon in early June. The X-shaped building dominates the skyline of the unfashionable Kosuge neighbourhood
Marcus HarveyManga Did manga shape how the world sees Japan?BBC Culture - By Christine RoAs the largest exhibition of manga outside of Japan opens at London’s British Museum, Christine Ro looks at how the visual narrative artform influenced the globe. As manga enthusiasts like to say, there’s
Marcus HarveyNikon Japanese Camera Market: Sony Making Bank, While Canon, Nikon Grovelthephoblographer.com - Brett Day The Japanese camera market is a key indicator for worldwide trends and sales forecasting. We have all spoken about the camera market and the state …
Marcus HarveyShibuya Shopping in Shibuya: 3 Hot Souvenir Shops and Popular Products Among Tourists!livejapan.com Going shopping in Shibuya? You're in good company! This trend-setting Japanese town is popular among avid shoppers of all nationalities because of …
Marcus HarveyJapan If you want a peek at the future, try looking at Japan. You may not like what you see.The Washington Post - By Robert J. SamuelsonIf you want a peek at the future, try looking at Japan. It’s a sobering exercise. Here’s how economist Timothy Taylor, managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, describes the country’s “[Japan]
Marcus HarveyPlay buttonTokyo Can guerrilla picnics end Tokyo's 50-year war on public space?The Guardian - Chris Michael in Tokyo1969 was the moment Japan’s idea of space was twisted into being for shopping, not social activity It’s 3:30pm and a dozen Tokyoites are sitting in the middle of the asphalt road, on a street in the famously
Marcus HarveyJapan Here’s to nattō, Japan’s original superfood | The Japan Timesjapantimes.co.jp - Yukari Tanaka Remember when you would step out to the スーパー (sūpā, supermarket) just to pick up some 卵 (tamago, eggs), 牛乳 (gyūnyū, milk) or 砂糖 (satō, sugar)? Well, …
Marcus HarveyPlastic Plastic bags are killing Japan's Nara deerstuff.co.nz One of Japan's most unique attractions is facing a very modern-day threat. Since March, six deer at the ancient capital of Nara have died with plastic …
Marcus HarveyHome This Candy-Colored Apartment in Tokyo Looks Good Enough to Eatdwell - Kate ReggevPastel hues, graphic patterns, and material contrasts in Adam Nathaniel Furman’s Nagatcho home make for an instant sugar high. In Tokyo’s busy Nagatcho district, designer and artist Adam Nathaniel Furman
Marcus HarveyFukushima Fukushima: From samurai training to skiing, this beleaguered Japanese prefecture has it allindependent.co.uk - Tamara Hinson Japan might be criss-crossed with bullet trains and jam-packed with vending machines selling everything from frozen drinks to hot cans of coffee, but …
Marcus HarveyTokyo Tokyo 2020 podiums to be made of recycled plasticReuters Canada - by Jack TarrantTOKYO (Reuters) - Medalists at next year's Summer Olympics will stand on podiums made from recycled plastic waste collected from local households or the ocean, Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Tuesday. From
Marcus HarveySapporo What to do in Sapporo in summer – Japan’s top ski destination blossoms under blue skiesscmp.com - Ed Peters Hokkaido’s capital is better known as the gateway to northern Japan’s ski fields, but come summer, the countryside round about Sapporo erupts into a …
Marcus HarveyMiyazaki How Japanese Forest Bathing Can Save Your LifeLifehacker - Nick Douglas Walking in the woods has measurable health benefits, and professor Yoshifumi Miyazaki is studying how to spread those benefits to as many people as …
