Newspapers & Magazines
Newspapers are sold at station kiosks, book shops and convenience stores, and can be purchased in some major hotels. English-speaking residents in Tokyo can take their pick from three local English language dailies. The Japan Times (¥180), founded in 1897, is the oldest English language daily in Japan and the only independent. It sends its…
Books
All the usual travel guide publishers have books on Tokyo, all of which can be found in foreign language sections of the city’s mammoth-sized bookshops. Explorer Publishing also produce the Tokyo Mini Explorer – a guidebook that’s small in size but packed full of all the information visitor’s need on Tokyo. Michelin recently released their…
Websites
Tokyo expats have a wealth of online information at their fingertips. You can get domestic news stories on the national dailies websites, search for a job on a classifieds site, see what bands are playing in the listings of one of the free entertainment magazines or read the rants and raves of fellow gaijin in…
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