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Not far from Tokyo is a location that retains its Edo style. From the various shops and buildings, and even the local Starbucks, Kawagoe is known for it and is called “Little Edo”. And the fact that people don’t have to travel hours away to Read More …
Growing anger continues in Japan due to the rise of COVID infections has not yet ceased. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that on August 14th, the number of the novel coronavirus infections was 5,094. The number decreased by 679 from 5773 on August 13th, which Read More …
More governors from Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa now joining Tokyo Governor Koike pleading for residents to stay home and not go out for non-urgent outings. Panic shopping starting to ramp up again at supermarkets and home improvement stores in Tokyo. Stores are asking for people Read More …
Originally featured on dennisamith.com Back on March 19, 2018, Starbucks opened a shop in Kawagoe’s Koedo (Little Edo) where many historic buildings are located. And similar to Kawagoe’s unique landscape in Saitama prefecture, Starbucks made sure to match the traditional architecture of the area with Read More …
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 21st, 2019- Good Smile Company, Inc., a premier Japanese collectible figure maker, announced on May 20th, 2019 (PT) that “Saitama”will be the fourth figure in the “POP UP PARADE” series. The new “POP UP PARADE” line features high quality figures with faster Read More …