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ZOOM JAPAN is currently the hottest free monthly magazine in the U.K. Bringing you the latest information from Japan, ZOOM JAPAN covers current affairs, politics, art, pop culture, music, travel, food and more in an easy to read format. Available from Japanese restaurants and food stores, Japan related shops and travel agents and the Japanese embassy on the 15th of each month (No issues for January and August).

03/08/2025

New article online ! 📣
Still spared from overtourism, this region holds many surprises for those who venture there.

As your plane descends towards Kansai airport, be sure to look out the window. You will be rewarded with the remarkable sight of a perfectly rectangular island floating in the sea. This man-made marvel of engineering is the airport you’re about to land at.

Faced with such an astounding sight, you can be forgiven for not paying much attention to the sea the island is set in. But if this first fleeting glimpse of the waters is all you ever see, you will be missing out on one of Japan’s most enchanting secret destinations.

📷 © Angeles Marin Cabello for Zoom Japan

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👉https://www.zoomjapan.info/2025/07/30/n152-travel-with-love-from-the-inland-sea/

01/08/2025

New article online ! 📣
The akiya problem has so many ramifications that finding a long-lasting solution seems almost impossible. One person who has written extensively about those issues is Kubo Tomoko, an Assistant Professor at the University of Tsukuba where she teaches Life and Environmental Sciences. An expert in urban geography, Kubo-sensei obtained a PhD (Science) from the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba. After working as a research fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, she has held her current position since 2018. Kubo has received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Young Scientist Award in 2021 and the International Geographical Union Early Career Award 2022.

📷 © Eric Rechsteiner for Zoom Japan
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👉https://www.zoomjapan.info/2025/07/30/n152-focus-akiya-a-tough-reality-to-handle/

31/07/2025

New article online ! 📣

The akiya (vacant house) issue in Japan has been long seen primarily as a rural problem; an outcome of depopulation and youth migration from the countryside, leaving behind abandoned homes and farmland. However, since the 2010s, urban areas have increasingly faced their own vacant housing crisis. In major metropolitan regions, empty homes have proliferated in suburban neighborhoods developed at the outer edge of daily commuting range. In the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Tokorozawa City in Saitama Prefecture enacted a local ordinance addressing vacant houses in 2010, followed by Ushiku City in Ibaraki Prefecture in 2012. National recognition of the problem came in 2015, when the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) introduced the Special Measures Act on Vacant Houses.

📷ⓒ Eric Rechsteiner for Zoom Japan

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👉https://www.zoomjapan.info/2025/07/30/facing-the-phenomenon-of-akiya/

17/07/2025

[Culture No75] Built to prevent catastrophic flooding in the capital, the G-Cans Project can’t fail to impress. This project of 17 years 238 billion yen is indeed a sight to see; with a size of 177 metres long and 78 metres wide, this giant tank has since reduced the risk of floods by 80%. 🏗

(Re)read more in our article 'When truth is stranger than fiction' in the archives of our 75th issue.

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2019/10/11/no-75-visit-when-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction/

#日本 #文化 #建築 #洪水 #東京

15/07/2025

[Eat] They say that people delivered soba and udon noodles in Japan as early as the Edo period started in 1603. The delivery culture in Japan, called demae is indeed very strong. Ranging from sushi, pork cutlets, pizza and even hamburgers, you can say that there is almost no genre of food that cannot be delivered in Japan.

(Re)read more in our article ‘Eat out or stay home? ½’, in the archives of our 48th issue 🥡🥢

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2017/02/16/no48-dining-eat-out-or-stay-home-12/

#日本 #食べ物 #出前 #歴史 #蕎麦 #うどん

10/07/2025

[Archives No68] Tsuge Yoshiharu’s works, published between 1965 and 1987 in Japan, were finally translated, both in French and in English in 2019. The mangaka, who became known through the famous Garo magazine, exceptionally agreed to give us an interview. 🗣📚

(Re)read more in our article 'Tsuge Yoshiharu’s japan'

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2019/02/15/no-68-focus-tsuge-yoshiharus-japan/

#日本 #インタビュー #漫画 #漫画家

08/07/2025

[Culture No14] One of the hundreds of friendly mascot characters in Japan, this adorable bear from Kumamoto prefecture who has captured the hearts of a nation came to Europe last July. Created in 2011 for the inauguration of the Kyushu express train line, Kumamon was to be the representative of Kumamoto prefecture. But regardless, the kawaii black bear became a symbol of the country as a whole. 🐼

(Re)read more in our article 'The Kumamon bear – happiness, made in Japan'

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2013/09/10/no14-mascot-the-kumamon-bear-happiness-made-in-japan/

#日本 #文化 #くまもん #熊本県 #かわいい #緩キャラ

03/07/2025

[Archives No5] Long considered to be a rather isolated region, the island of Hokkaido was often ignored, but thanks to new rail links, it has become more accessible, in addition to being acknowledged for its local gastronomy. 🦞🤤

(Re)read more in our article 'Hokkaido makes your mouth water', in the archives of our 5th issue.

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2012/10/10/no5-food-hokkaido-makes-your-mouth-water/

#日本 #北海道 #食べ物 #海の幸

01/07/2025

[Travel No9] The town of Onomichi, on the Seto Inland Sea Coast, is a living monument to literature. For ages, this quiet port city has attracted appreciators of tranquillity and good food with notable writers and artists, such as Matsuo Basho, being inspired by its beauty. ✍️

(Re)read more in our article 'Onomichi, from Ozu to Wenders', in the archives of our 9th issue.

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2013/03/10/no9-travel-onomichi-from-ozu-to-wenders/

#日本 #旅行 #尾道市 #瀬戸内 #港 #文学

26/06/2025

[Eat] In the mini-markets, one of the most interesting shelves is the sweet one, with its items that change according to the season. Compared to the West where the customers are used to seeing the same products over and over, in Japan, due partly to the sales distribution system in the supermarket sector, 60% to 80% of products need to be regularly renewed.

(Re)read more in our article ‘A sweet for every season’, in the archives of our 74th issue 🍭🍫

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2019/09/13/no-74-trend-a-sweet-for-every-season/

#日本 #コンビニ #お菓子 #チョコレート

24/06/2025

[Culture] Since the end of the Second World War, the approach to s*x in films has changed radically. S*x and eroticism permeate every aspect of Japanese pop culture. Even putting aside its massive p**n industry and the ever-popular he**ai genre, these subjects have been amply covered by all media. Literature, films, manga and anime have explored s*x in all its aspects, oscillating between titillation and the discussion of serious social issues.

(Re)read more in our article ‘Nothing to get excited about’, in the archives of our 83rd issue 👀

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2021/02/15/no-83-cinema-nothing-to-get-excited-about/

*x #日本 #ピンク映画 #社会

19/06/2025

[Eat] A recently published book all about tonjiru (pork soup) suggests adapting it to create a unique dish. This original recipe only requires pieces of pork, vegetables and miso which explains how you could basically add anything to it.

(Re)read more in our article 'Simmering soup revolution in the archives of our 85th issue 🍲🥄

➡ https://www.zoomjapan.info/2021/06/15/reading-simmering-soup-revolution/

#日本 #豚汁 #歴史 #スープ #本 #レシピ

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