On my way back from the kickboxing gym last night, the sky had put on a particularly nice color display. Two quick shots from the neighborhood.

The four-story boutique located in the Tokyo luxury district boasts a facade designed by architect Jun Aoki.

Afternoon scene at a typical street-level railway crossing in the Hatanodai area of Shinagawa Ward in Tokyo, Japan.

日本はなぜ、世界とは逆に「都市の森」を減らし続けているのだろうか？世論調査では都民の７割が反対、23万人以上が計画見直しを求め署名し、音楽家の坂本龍一氏や作家の村上春樹氏、サザンオールスターズの桑田佳祐氏など数々の著名人が声をあげながらも、樹木伐採が強行されている神宮外苑の現場からその理由を考える...

It was a rainy morning when I went to the station earlier today, but also a good opportunity to try and capture that typical “rainy-season blues”.

Through the pain, cramps, crowds, weather, and emotion of the Tokyo Marathon — and what happened afterward, when Japan helped put me back together again.
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In a Ginza basement, Bar Lupin has poured drinks since 1928 for Dazai Osamu, Ango, and other Japanese literary greats.

At the end of my office afternoon yesterday, I got off the train two stops early and took a lengthy walk home to take some monochrome neighborhood photos.

Most photographers I know are in constant motion. New cities, new continents, new visual problems to solve. There's truth in it. Unfamiliarity forces you to look. Familiarity gives you permission to stop. But there's another, less-discussed school of practice that works in the opposite direction: stay. Return. Go back to the same streets until the strangeness burns away and something else appears…

Who's making Shibuya a worse place to live? The ward rolls out a new fine targeting not just tourists, but messy locals.

Today is my first day back at work after the recent Europe trip. The view from the 18th-floor office towards Tokyo Station is still as thrilling as ever.

Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi made landfall over southern Wakayama Prefecture at 04:30 JST on June 3 (19:30 UTC on June 2), bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds that injured at least 23 people, damaged 57 homes, left more than 60 000 customers without power, and prompted evacuation orders affecting more than 400 000 residents. The storm also triggered the first Level 5 Special Flood Warning…

My wife and I returned from our Europe trip yesterday, just in time before Typhoon No. 6 hit Tokyo. Here is a quick window view of the situation this morning.

Want to eat sushi like they ate it during the time of the shogun? A shop in Shinjuku Station is offering this experience for cheap.

Καθώς η Αθήνα και όλη η Ελλάδα δονούταν από τον σεισμό των METALLICA, εγώ ταξίδευα για να παρακολουθήσω επιτέλους τους HELLOWEEN, που ξεκινούσαν άλλο ένα σκέλος της παγκόσμια περιοδείας τους. Οι Κολοκύθες, γιορτάζουν την σαραντάχρονη καριέρα τους με τις μεγαλύτερες εμφανίσεις τους, τις πιο επιτυχημένες πωλήσεις τους και την πιο θεαματική τους περιοδεία, οργώνοντας κάθε […]

The mid-day sun is doing some artistic work on the concourse of the Marunouchi Oazo Building in Tokyo, Japan.

The Tatsumi Geisha were the first female geisha of Japan. And they owe their existence to a woman driven out of her workplace by jealous men.

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa is one of Tokyo's quietest neighborhoods, where Edo history, a Mitsubishi-built stroll garden, contemporary art, and Japan's third-wave coffee scene sit within a short walk of one another.

A Toyota Century is parked in front of the ornate side entrance to Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan.

Komaya Retro Games was an old shop in the Nakajuku area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, Japan. It was run by a couple in their 80s and filled with old game machines.

An ambitiously-named hairdresser and beauty salon in a beautifully weathered old building in the Taito Ward of Tokyo, Japan.

On the way home from work tonight, I walked through the Shimura area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo. I ran into two rather different frogs, and a few other details. Unedited photos shot with iPhone 15 Pro.

This PET bottle recycling bin stuck between a drink vending machine and trash cans in the Taito Ward of Tokyo was giving me “startled droid” vibes.

As I stepped out of the kickboxing gym last night, this was the scene along the Nakasendo, a major road traversing the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan.

In the Taito Ward of Tokyo, Japan, a cat is mulling whether or not to proceed climbing the facade of an old Tonkatsu (fried cutlet) Restaurant.

What are happening bars? What actually "happens" in one? And the bigger question as a foreigner in Japan: Will they even allow you in?

The annual Tokyo Game Show is set to grace Japan this September and the company behind the event has posted a teaser image which many online speculate could be related to Kingdom Hearts 4. It has been quite some time since we have heard about the long-awaited game, which is seemingly in deep development at… Read More »Tokyo Game Show 2026 teaser sparks Kingdom Hearts 4 showcase speculation

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In the Taito Ward of Tokyo, Japan, a Showa-era hotel sign is reflected in a window, opening up a view towards a quiet backstreet with a more contemporary hotel.

We went for a quick lunch at Higu Bagel, a café and bagel shop in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan. Today's specialty was a honey-mustard chicken bagel.

A plan to shutter four of Kiyose City's six libraries angered citizens so much that it gave the Japanese Communist Party a path to victory.