culture/ Mar 18, 2026
Under the Forecast
Cherry blossom season is a week of blue tarps, warm beer, and rearranged calendars — and the compulsion never fades
- culture/ Mar 8, 2026
The Ninth Inning Nation
Organised cheering sections, beer vendors with kegs on their backs, and why losing to Venezuela at 2am still hurts
- culture/ Mar 1, 2026
A Thousand Tiny Courts
Hundred-year-old dolls on red-draped tiers, the superstition about putting them away on time, and what Girls Day reveals about tradition
- culture/ Feb 1, 2026
Beans and Demons
Every February, adults throw roasted soybeans at invisible demons and eat sushi rolls in silence facing southeast
- culture/ Dec 31, 2025
The 2025 Quiz
From bear invasions to a new prime minister - test your knowledge of what made headlines in Japan this year
