NOT TO BE MISSED: JAPAN'S CHEERLEADING EXTRAVAGANZA
Colin Liddell
March 20, 2026
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Whoever picked the acronym for the “USA Nationals” should be keelhauled, as it really is confusing for an event that is both so “American” b...
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Friday, March 20, 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
BOOK REVIEW: "URAYASU TEKKIN KAZOKU"
Colin Liddell
March 11, 2026
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Japan gets a lot of praise around the World for its manga, but the stark truth is that most of it is turgid drivel. You know the sort of thi...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
JAPAN'S BIRTH RATE ABOUT TO DROP IN YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE
Colin Liddell
February 18, 2026
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Happy Oriental New Year! Except it's not, because this year is the year of the dreaded "Fire Horse," a year in which any E...
Sunday, February 8, 2026
LDP LANDSLIDE COULD UNLEASH MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR JAPAN
Colin Liddell
February 08, 2026
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The crushing victory of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan in today's Lower House election will cause more problems than it solves. W...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
MASSIVE RARE EARTHS DISCOVERY IN JAPANESE WATERS
Colin Liddell
February 03, 2026
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The Chikyu, a deep sea research vessel With China increasingly willing to weaponize its near monopoly of rare earth minerals, the hunt is on...
Thursday, January 22, 2026
WHAT IS THE THING WITH SAILOR SUITS?
Colin Liddell
January 22, 2026
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Sailor suits are cute. Sailor suits are sexy. And, yes, a bit pedo. But how did they go from being the uniforms of big, hairy sailors to the...
Monday, December 15, 2025
EXHIBITION REVIEW: SAMIRO YUNOKI (TOKYO OPERA CITY ART GALLERY)
Colin Liddell
December 15, 2025
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Installation view Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery’s retrospective of Samiro Yunoki, who recently passed away at the impressive age of 102, is l...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
"HOKKAIDO" BY DAIDO MORIYAMA
Colin Liddell
December 09, 2025
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Daido Moriyama is a legend of Japanese photography. He is well known for his raw, gritty, and often decentred images. This video of his wo...
Thursday, December 4, 2025
SHIBUYA STREET LIVE: RINA (梨奈)
Colin Liddell
December 04, 2025
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In Japan, busking in train stations is very well organised, as we can see in this performance by Rina ( 梨奈 ) on the 18th of October, 2025....
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
RESTAURANT REVIEW: YORONIKU (MINAMI-AOYAMA)
Colin Liddell
December 03, 2025
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Photo: WebLeon Look, if you’re in Tokyo and you love beef, Yoroniku is the place you book months in advance and then lie to your friends abo...
Thursday, November 27, 2025
DISHY HEADGEAR: WEAR IT, DON'T EAT IT!
Colin Liddell
November 27, 2025
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Hayashi rice A quirky company called Nippon Sample Crafts, which may or may not be based in Tokyo, has decided that the only thing better th...
Monday, November 17, 2025
RIDE THE SEAGULL!
Colin Liddell
November 17, 2025
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Called the "Yuri Kamome Line" (literally the "black-headed gull line"), this is one of Tokyo's most scenic train l...
