Girls' Manga Goes Stateside | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
In the United States, the latest trendy Japanese import is shojo manga (girls' manga). As its name suggests, this is a genre of comics for and about girls and young women.

Thirty Years of Gags | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The long-running boys' comical manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen Mae Hashutsujo (From the Police Box at Kameari Park, Katsushika Ward), better known as Kochikame, turns 30 this year.

Germany In Japan | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Over 1,000 events are being held throughout Japan between April 2005 and spring 2006 as part of Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

Museum in the Sky | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Trend in Japan Web Japan Arts and Entertainment Select Archives -- 01-03 Feature Business Science Society Sports Fashion -- 99-01 Business Science Society Sports Fashion Arts -- 97-99 Business Scien

Happy Birthday Astro Boy! | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Trend in Japan Web Japan Arts and Entertainment Select Archives -- 01-03 Feature Business Science Society Sports Fashion -- 99-01 Business Science Society Sports Fashion Arts -- 97-99 Business Scien

01-02 | Science & Technology | Memory Lane | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japan is synonymous with groundbreaking inventions and scientific breakthroughs. Here you can revisit the advances covered by Trends in Japan over the past decade.

01-02 | Sports | Memory Lane | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
In recent years athletes from Japan - the home of traditional martial arts like karate and kendo - have making their mark in all kinds of disciplines, including Major League Baseball and top European soccer leagues. Read about their exploits here.

Comic Cornucopia | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The largest comic convention in the world, the Comic Market is a landmark event that showcases world-renowned Japanese anime, manga, and “cosplay” (costume play). Once again reeling in a multitude of participants and visitors, this summer’s event was especially notable for the number and variety of cosplayers in attendance.

yanaka_cont0.html
Historical Spots Around Yanaka and Ueno Ueno Shinobazu pond in Ueno Park (©JNTO) While Tokyo changes by the day, it is not so difficult to find neighborhoods and places to visit that conjure up

walk_cont2.html
Korea Town Koreatown in Okubo North of the Kabukicho area (Tokyo's biggest entertainment district) in Shinjuku lies Okubo, where a Koreatown has grown up. Tokyoites in the know have recently caught

sumida_cont4.html
4. Kiyosumi Garden Kiyosumi Garden Kiyosumi Garden (©Koto Ward Publicity Office) Across from the intersection of Shiryokan-dori and Kiyosumi-dori lies Kiyosumi Garden, which is said to have bel

sub_cont0.html
Walking Around the Suburbs of Tokyo Just a short train journey from the center of Tokyo lie many districts that do not feature in guidebooks yet offer visitors a rich variety of sights and experienc

onsen_cont0.html
Hot Springs in the City hot springs (©JNTO) Japan's islands are the site of numerous volcanoes. The pressure and heat lying just below the earth's surface result in spectacular and dangerous er

onsen_cont1.html
1. Getting Clean Cheaply sento The entrance to a sento (©PANA) A common sight around Tokyo is the sento, a public bath hall that lets people soak for a relatively low price - usually under 500

onsen_cont3.html
3. A Healthy Habit, but Mind Your Manners Roten-buro An up-market onsen from which bathers can see outside (©JNTO) A long soak in a sento, or any kind of onsen, provides more than just hot wate

onsen_cont4.html
4. A Guide to Tokyo Bathing Azabu Juban Onsen People relax in an onsen "leisure facility." (©PANA) If you're in Tokyo and you want to give the sento experience a try, there are a number of plac

map.html
Metro Network JR East Railway Lines National Diet Tokyo Waterworks Science Museum Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome Fukugawa Edo Museum Transportation Museum National Mu

din_cont1.html
Kaiseki cuisine,a multi-course feast of traditional Japanese dishes. Kaiseki cuisine,a multi-course feast of traditional Japanese dishes. (©JNTO) Japan's history of dining out is said to have o

day_cont1.html
Port of Yokohama Port of Yokohama (©JNTO) Chinatown in Yokohama One of the five gates to Chinatown (©Yokohama Chinatown Development Association) Motomachi dori Motomach-dori (©Motomac

day_cont3.html
Fujiya Hotel A prestigious inn in Hakone (©Fujiya Hotel) A little less than two hours southwest of central Tokyo by express train lies Hakone, a town known throughout Japan for its fabulous hot