Kirsty is a Kyoto-based writer and translator who is fascinating by life, the universe and pretty much everything.
Celebrate Halloween at home with these easy, healthy treats.
Add Japanese renkon to your repertoire to make this serious fall comfort food.
Learn how to say nothing in the most impressive way possible with atarimae poems.
Here’s why Twitter is so into Amabie.
Social distancing is (very) slowly starting to catch on in Japan.
Last year, KFC Japan earned a record-breaking ¥6.9 billion from December 21 to 25. So what's the deal with "Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!"?
Understaffing and Japan’s tourism boom are creating openings–even for the inexperienced–in IT engineering jobs for foreigners.
JET? Dispatch? Eikaiwa? University? Knowing which organizations in the English teaching industry in Japan offer the best pay and benefits can help you make the right decision.
It's not as expensive as you might think.
Which jobs in Japan offer the best salaries and what the future holds beyond the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The tale of Japan's national illness is intrinsically linked to the Japanese cedar. But there's much more to it than that.
Hotter in summer, colder in winter and so much more chill all year round.