Japan’s Meteorological Agency declared the opening of the “sakura season” on March 22 - that’s when more than 80% of a benchmark tree at Yasukuni Shrine came into bloom. (Predicting the right day of the opening is very important in Japan - the news often get the cover-story treatment across the national media.) BBC, The Independent, [...]

Tokyo cafe taps into women’s Prince Charming fantasies By Kanako Nakanishi AFP - Wednesday, February 20 06:23 am TOKYO (AFP) - In a nation where many girls grow up on Western fairy tales, Tokyo’s Butlers Cafe is tapping into the popular fantasy that they will grow up to meet their Prince Charming. Just stepping over the [...]