LIFESTYLE

This series considers solo lifestyle living in Japanese culture as well as all over the world. In this article, we explore ways to maintain mental health of those living the solo lifestyle. One of those methods is seeking help though psychotherapy and approaching it from an American perspective, which appears to be more open and progressive.

Millennials in France talk a lot about “hypnotherapy” recently. In Europe and the United States, it is approved as a treatment method by medical institutions because its effects have been proved by brain science and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Ayaka Wada is the former leader of idol group ANGERME. Since graduating from Hello! Project, she remains active in a variety of fields while continuing to call herself an idol. We explored Wada’s thoughts further.

As audio contents are increasingly gaining attention, we asked Yuichi Tomiyama, the producer of Nippon Broadcasting System’s broadcasting program All Night Nippon, about the strong bond between the program’s unique array of hosts and the listeners.

The future as envisioned by Waffle, an organization trying to close the gender gap in IT through educational opportunities for middle and high school girls.

During the lockdown, people over the age of 60 spent time online video distribution, online games, and SNS, and several young people were obsessed with cultural activities such as painting, photography, singing, and dancing.

Popular LA pizzeria PIZZANISTA! has landed in Japan. TOKION talked to Shinpei Ueno and Katsumi Minami, who are in charge of the Japan branch’s branding, and asked them about their lives as skaters.

We ask TV Tokyo producer and director Ryohei Kamide about modernizing TV. In part 2 of this series, he talks about new possibilities for TV networks.

Four years ago, Sucheta Dutt launched Solo Living, an online media and community in the UK to share the beauty and fun of living alone. We asked to her about solo living through email interviews.

Asako Tsuji is a socially conscious creative director involved in women’s empowerment. She speaks to us about the importance of awareness and Japan’s intolerance towards ambiguity.