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Many people must have thought, “This will be the year that I start keeping a diary!” A diary culture has been developed in Japan since long ago during the He... read more

Japanese furniture such as kotatsu and tatami beds are currently said to be very popular overseas. Study desks for children, skinny sukima furniture, and Pau... read more

Japanese people love bags. Compared to people overseas, they own more of them and carry them around more frequently. Mothers carry brand bags, fathers carry ... read more

In the "Big Questions for Foreigners!" series, we close in on actions of foreigners that Japanese don't understand. This time, we conducted a big survey of J... read more

It's not widely known domestically, but there are many Japanese companies that are world-class. We search for Japanese cools among companies that make famili... read more

The number of foreign tourists visiting Niigata, Japan's preeminent region with heavy snowfall, for winter tourism and skiing is quickly increasing. Furtherm... read more

Wasabi, which used to be disliked in the West, is currently very popular among foreigners. People overseas have realized how delicious wasabi originating in ... read more

Kyoto is consistently popular among the continually increasing foreign tourists. However, they are attracted to unexpected places that are different than tho... read more

Figurines are representative of Japanese pop culture. Day after day foreign tourists who say the quality and detail of Japanese figurines are amazing visit t... read more

Cool Japan has entered its 12th year. We will introduce the “best of cools” chosen during each episode in the past year all at once and determine “the cooles... read more

Foreigners are surprised by packages when they come to Japan. Japanese packages, such as condiment packages that discharge ketchup and mustard just by foldin... read more

Japanese home delivery is fast and careful, and its services such as time designation and redelivery, which are polite and attentive to detail, are said to b... read more

Art museums are very popular among foreign tourists visiting Japan. Japan has many small yet unique art museums, and anime and manga museums can only be foun... read more

Japan is in an unprecedented rush to build hotels in preparation for 2020. Foreign tourists are surprised by Japanese hotels. Japanese hotels continue to uni... read more

Our “Big Questions for the Japanese” series is popular. This time the theme is “Marriage.” Why do people look for a partner at marriage hunting events? Why d... read more

June 4th is cavity prevention day. Many foreigners who visit Japan are surprised by the wide variety of toothbrushes and toothpastes. Also, brushing teeth af... read more

According to the Japan Tourism Agency, in purchase rate rankings among foreign tourists, snacks and sweets are by far the most popular, surpassing electronic... read more

In Japan, bonsai has often been thought of as a hobby for the elderly, but it is now known around the world. Bonsai vocational schools have been opened in It... read more

The location for this time’s “Cool Japan Outing” is Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture. Chiba is one of the prefectures that is most visited by foreign touri... read more

Ueno in Tokyo has been getting increasingly popular among foreign tourists in recent years. Half of the people who went to Ueno for this year’s hanami season... read more

The theme for this time’s “Big Questions for the Japanese” series is “Homes”. Japanese homes are full of strange things from the perspective of foreigners. W... read more

Fishing is a common and popular leisurely activity in Japan, but overseas there are few cultures where women and children enjoy it easily and regulations con... read more

Cold noodles such as hiyashi chuka, somen, zaru soba, and chilled udon are very popular during the summer in Japan. However, cold noodles are rare elsewhere ... read more

Kaidan is a feature of Japan’s summer. Japanese people enjoy scary stories as a form of entertainment, which is a sense that is different from foreigners. Ka... read more

Manga is popular worldwide, but recently shojo manga are gathering attention. Shojo manga, which are centered around romance and are aimed at female middle a... read more

Foreigners are surprised by and don’t understand why Japanese people like bugs. During summer vacation children run around fields collecting bugs, and expens... read more

Onsen are popular even among foreign tourists. Nowadays onsen districts around Japan and day-trip onsen and sento near Tokyo are full of foreigners. Our fore... read more