Japan is a world leader in many technological areas, is a model in marketing, and unbeatable in innovative product ideas. Moreover, Japan is a source of inspiration for fashion. Certain Tokyo quarters are seen as a kind of catwalk for future trends. Sven Kilian manages the...

Situated in the western part of the German capital lies the Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB), which has been dedicated to promoting and deepening Japanese-German cooperation since its founding in 1985. Since then, the foundation has provided a...

Introducing Ami Kobayashi, a 27-year-old student of drama education at the Freie University in Berlin. Originally from Tokyo, Ami moved to Berlin in October 2008. But this was not her first experience living in Germany – back in 1989, when she was just seven, she moved with her family to Stuttgart for a year while her father studied robotics. This, of course, was just before the Berlin Wall fell a

Quick pop quiz: What do you call the highly popular Japanese comic books and animation films? If you answered “Manga” and “Anime” respectively, then give yourself some pop culture trivia points.