In this month's Tokyo Weekender...

Hidetoshi Nakata
A Soccer All-Star on the Sake Trail

Ice Climber
Scaling Japan’s Frozen Heights

Running the City
The Tokyo Marathon Turns Ten

Also: The Latest Updates from Tokyo’s International Schools, Valentine’s Day Activities, Hitting the Snow in Hakuba Valley, and More 



End-of-Year Special: 42 Christmas Gift Shopping Ideas & 10 Bonenkai Spots
PLUS: Eating Disorders on the Rise, the Avant-Garde World of Butoh, Japan Prodigies, and Tohoku Travel Guide

A day in the life of a geisha. Find your perfect Kyushu. Plus Q&A with anime director Keiichi Hara, are robots taking our jobs?, Explore Japanese cuisine at GINZA SIX, and Tsukuda guide  

Autumn eyes: Harajuku lashes and more tips from a/w17.
GACKT: "There's an emptiness in people's hearts".
Find your "ikigai": What makes you get up in the morning?
Plus: "Life in transit" photo story, osaka on two wheels, the tokyo café serving prophecies, and ufc's big comeback.

Craving an island getaway? It's closer than you think... Plus: A Day in the Life of a Rickshaw Driver, Summer Cruises in Tokyo, and Who is the Greatest Japanese Person Ever?

Breaking the rules of kimono – a new book shatters antiquated views of this traditional garment. Plus: The boys for sale in Shinjuku Ni-chome, best sake of 2017, Japan's new emperor, and what really goes on inside "Terrace House."

Tokyo’s old soul is alive and well. We discover its essence in a retro shotengai, and explore its renaissance in modern Japan. Plus: Japan’s archaic sex crime laws are finally changing, secret gardens in Tokyo, and is North Korea a real threat?

Meet the hyperreal body artist, the illusionist, the contortionist, and the acrobat who are all helping to put the country on the global talent map. Plus we go inside Nara’s abandoned theme park, Q&A with chef Bill Granger, Japan’s child poverty crisis, and our Spring education special

Shop Tokyo.  6 New Trends from Tokyo Fashion Week. 5 Interior Design Brands to Transform Your Living Space. 33 Designer Japanese Items for Your Home, Wardrobe, and Beauty Kit. Plus: Q&A with Ghost in the Shell Cast Feat. Scarlett Johansson, the Curious “Adult Wrapping” Therapy, and Win a Year’s Worth of Facials 

The  travel Issue:
- Seoul Beauty Haul
- 48 hours  in Kyushu's Saga
- Where to Go Glamping in Japan
- Follow the Cherry Blossoms from South to North 
Plus: 10 Ways to Enjoy Kagoshima, Narita Daytripping, Jet-Set Accessories, and Around Japan Through Movie Locations 

The People of Okinawa
Meet Three Locals Who Represent the Colorful and Creative Energy of the Islands

Plus: Peek Inside Love Hotels, Snowsurfing in Fukushima, and Is Japan Biased Against Those with Disabilities?

Jimmy Carr Live in Tokyo
Plus: 7 Places in Japan You Must Visit in 2017, Change the Way You Work Out, and Kotatsu Dining  

2016's  Stranger Things.
Check out our review of the worst year in recent memory. Plus an exclusive Interview with Ryu Murakami, 31 Christmas Gift Ideas, and the Happy Bees on Ginza's Rooftops

In this months issue...

The Light & dark of Creativity
-  Rising Stars from Fashion Week, Design Festa, and More
- Capturing the Art of Bonsai
- Where Do All the Ballerinas Go?
- The Underbelly of Japan’s Entertainment Biz

Plus: What to Do in Jimbocho, Why You Should Switch to Charcoal Soap, and Fall Foliage Travel Tips

INSIDE TOKYO APARTMENTS
A new photo book takes you where you’ve never been before.

SO YOU WANT TO BE A YOUTUBE STAR?
We chat with some of Japan’s key players in the online TV channel business to find out more about what it takes to gather 
a following.

DRAWING WORLDS TOGETHER
Anime director Mamoru Hosoda discusses the impact that his personal life has had on his work.

 THE CREDIT CARD CONUNDRUM
Japan still mostly runs on cash, but why is it so hard for foreigners to get their hands on a credit card here?

Yukata and Kimono Trend Report 2016 - Five style-defining brands that are reinventing tradition

Sexism in the City - Will men and women ever be equal in Japan’s workforce?

“We’re simply buying too much” - Change the way you shop

Plus: The Plight of the Phantom Pig, Healthy Ice Cream, The Beauties of Akita, Q&A with Paralympics Athlete Saki Takakuwa

Far from the Madding Crowd
Secret Diving Spots, an Organic Farm, a Mountain Onsen, and Other Dreamy Getaways

Also: Rediscovered Photos from WWII, Change the Way You Watch TV, Summer Drinks, and a Rio Sports Roundup

In this month's issue:

TOHOKU TRAVEL SPECIAL
We begin our journey with one reader’s travels through Aomori, Fukushima, and Iwate, before discovering the many charms of Akita. 

PLUS
Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Pet in Japan, Q&A with “Hibana” Author Naoki Matayoshi, and Judoka Warrior Ami Kondo.

Beck
Plus Nine Other Top Festival Acts to Watch This Summer

Chinatown
Explore Yokohama’s More Colorful Side

“I Opened for the Beatles”
Remembering That Budokan Show, 50 Years Back

Also: Where to Go Hang Gliding, How to Plan a Wedding in Tokyo, and Meet “King Kohei” – Japan’s Champion Gymnast

Hakone Travel Special: Our nine-page guide offers tips on what to do, where to stay, and how to get around. Plus: M83 Interview, Sake Beauty Secrets, Faces of Tokyo’s LGBT Community, Hiromi Miyake Lifts for Gold, Best New Restaurants....

Hirotada Ototake
The public figure mulls over a political run  and faces a personal scandal

Mariko Mori
An artist inspired by the cosmos and the spirit of our million-year-old ancestors 

Golden week getaways
These vacation destinations are worth their weight in ... well, you know

Breaking the Silence
Voices from the battlefront of suicide prevention in Japan and overseas



Maestro on the Decks
Techno Legend Jeff Mills Goes Orchestral

OMOTENASHI Selection
Products From Every Corner of the Country

3/11
Five Years of Recovering and Rebuilding

Also: Celebrating Hanami with a Touch of Class, Yoshikazu Fujita Gets Ready for Rugby in Rio, Movies, Events, and Much More 

In this month's issue:

Hit 2016 in Full Swing
How to Stay True to Your Resolutions

Looking Back at the Year That Was
The Stories of 2015

Get Out of Bed and Get On the Slopes
Snowboarding & Skiing in Honshu

ALso: Hand-Crafted Elegance at Wabist Gift Shop, People, Parties, and Places, Movies, Agenda, and More

Finding Holiday Cheer
Our Guides for Making Spirits Bright

Neo Edo Kitchen
Unique Dining in Ginza

Music Mainstay 
What the Dickens! Turns 20

Saeko Opens Up
The Fashion Figure Talks About Fame, Motherhood, and Criticism

Also: Japan’s Stance on the Syrian Refugee Crisis, Movies, Agenda, People, Parties, and Places, and Much More...

Okinawa
Island Life and Local Color

Man with a Mission
Hungry Like the Wolf

Dining at Andaz Tokyo
Haute Cuisine atop Toranomon

Also: Revisiting the Heroic Return of Apollo 13, Fall Foliage Guide, Artistic Tokyo, People, Parties, and Places, and Much More...

Halloween Special
"J-Horror Night" at Tokyo International Film Festival

Baby Metal
Teenage Sensations Look to Rock the World

Yokai Guide
Sorting Out Japan’s Supernatural Creatures

The worst of the season’s sweat and heat has passed, and another summer has (mostly) run out of steam. As the weather’s finally turning sensible again, it’s time to think about doing something other than cooling off when you’ve got time off. There’s a proper, five-daylong weekend on its way later in the month, and what better.......

Walking the Wakayama Fire Festival, Remembering Flight 123, Weighing the Military Option, Craft Beer in Japan, and Much More...

Japan gets ready to host the return of the UFC for "Fight Night 2015: Nelson vs. Barnett" while Weekender hits the road and heads north for Akita Prefecture. In features, we take a look at how Japan is changing the way it handles its young violent criminals, and Gil Garcetti, the former D.A. for Los Angeles makes a case for the beauty of Japan with photographic evidence.

George Clooney and Omega Pay hold a gala event for the Apollo 13 astronauts, Japan's space agency looks ahead to a moon landing, and we check out the  surfing experience in Chiba. Also included: a profile of Waseda University's business school, and elegant cuisine by way of Nagoya and the innovative kitchens of France's La Maison du Chocolat.

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