Writer Lisa Katayama's blog is witty, timely and spirited. She specialises in Tokyo's pop culture and manages to dig out something fascinating almost every day.
An online news site that's much livelier and more fun than the stick-in-the-mud English versions of Japanese newspapers.
Keeps tabs on Tokyo's design and art worlds, along with more general pop-culture happenings.
Has a stronger news focus than many of the other blogs listed, with amusing and interesting clips uploaded from Japanese television.
This online journal examines Japan from an intellectual angle and covers topics as diverse as linguistics, journalism, Internet culture and art, with a forensic seriousness that's often missing in the mainstream media.
Tokyo's long-running guide to weekly city happenings. The articles can be hit-and-miss, but the gig listings, bar reviews and restaurant reviews are an indispensible source of information.
Notable for its extensive job listings, online classifieds and lively forum. If you've got a question about your trip (and don't want to talk to me), posting it on Gaijin Pot is probably your best option.
Extensive Tokyo restaurant listings in English, with maps to boot.
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