Japanese nail clippers from Green Bell, hand-sharpened in Seki, the old sword-making town: which model to buy, what makes them better than drugstore clippers, and where to get them in Germany.

A Japanese proxy shopping service: it buys from Japanese auctions, Mercari, Rakuten and 1,000s of shops that don't ship abroad, then consolidates and ships to you, for a flat ¥300 to ¥800 per item.

A 10-day family trip to Japan in 2027, landing in Tokyo: the route, when to go, the best sushi, where to see master craftspeople, electronics, and the rule changes since 2026.

The Meiji-era Japanese friction-folder pocket knife, still hand-made by its only authentic maker, Nagao Kanekoma in Miki, with steels, sizes and prices.

Why Greater Tokyo holds ~41 million people, how it moves them, and how a fishing village called Edo became the planet's largest city.