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Ayaka Ohira (center) celebrates the launch of ¡°Shinsei Galverse¡± with interpreter Himari Lala Shimizu and executive producer Jack Baldwin.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 24, 2025
Ayaka Ohira: ¡®Being outside of the traditional path gave me more freedom¡¯
Anime director Ayaka Ohira talks about her newly launched ¡®Shinsei Galverse¡¯ series and how she navigates the industry as a self-taught female artist.
Gyaru Daijin poses in the city of Oita. Now a staffer at CGO.com, she has worked at Tenjin Core, a recently closed commercial complex in the city of Fukuoka that features gyaru fashion.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 24, 2024
¡®Gyaru¡¯ culture makes comeback as businesses aim to loosen up meetings
The subculture is attracting attention as a way to make unproductive meetings and boring presentations more interactive and flexible.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 22, 2018
Now that¡¯s ironic: Untrendy fashion trends
Japanese street style can¡¯t help looking back to all those things you thought would never come into fashion.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51³Ô¹ÏÍøOPHILES
Dec 28, 2013
Snakes and Earrings
Take a walk through Tokyo¡¯s Shibuya or Shinjuku shopping districts and you¡¯ll soon notice the streets are filled with a certain kind of girl ¡ª stylishly dressed, sassy, with heavy makeup and dyed brown or blond hair. These are gyaru, and to get a peek inside their world, ¡°Snakes and Earrings¡± is a...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 4, 2013
The latest gyaru-go: The top 10 words for gals on the go
The other day, I overheard two gyaru (¥®¥ã¥ë, gals, i.e., fashion-conscious girls) talking, but I had no idea what they were saying.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2010
Free lunch? Coming right up
Ajinomoto follows the free philosophy and opens Dashi Cafe, where you can dine on miso soup and rice balls for no charge.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 21, 2010
Gyaru get cooking
Ajinomoto takes gyaru mamas seriously and targets this demographic with a cooking site for mobile phones.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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