Author: Hanako Montgomery

January 22, 2021 Off

Survival of the Cutest: Japan’s Mascots Face COVID Threat

With the pandemic wiping out tourism, the turban-wearing mushroom is anxious about his future. The character, named Psyche-Delhi, is one…

January 14, 2021 Off

By Hanako Montgomery

Over his 11 years’ boxing career, flyweight world champion Kazuto Ioka has had a fair share of battles. But the…

October 21, 2020 Off

By Hanako Montgomery

In Tokyo's red-light districts, shops advertise services like the menus outside restaurants. Kyakuhiki, or the men who coax customers from…