teamLab creates high school-set musical drama video to promote Sefuri, Japan’s ILC candidate set
November 28, 2013
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Particle science can be pretty mind-boggling at times, right?
But if you are region is competing to host the ILC (International Linear Collider), you need to have your grasp on what's an electron ...
Cement Push Pins celebrate the world’s most underrated material
November 11, 2013
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Cement is one of those much-aligned materials. We rail against concrete buildings, slabs, roads and the like, but take an architect like Tadao Ando and he will show you what can be done with concrete ...
The Chinese Cultural Revolution… in a Tokyo restaurant. Or is it?
November 7, 2013
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Get a taste of Chinese food in the appropriate Communist garb now in this Cultural Revolution-themed restaurant, which is apparently now open in Ikebukuro.
Ikebukuro is one of the most ...
We love DigInfo News and have met the people behind the channel in the past. Their reports are always well made and cover a broad range of topics. Guaranteed to be found at almost any important ...
King Jim UV10 Disinfecting Case
Ultraviolet sanitizing device for small items
Number Measuring Spoon makes measuring out cooking ingredients unique
October 10, 2013
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The Number Measuring Spoons are a set of brilliant measuring utensils for the kitchen that are both visually and functionally different.
Transparent and ergonomic, the three resin spoons are for ...
Today Bandai continued its commemoration of 20 years since Sailor Moon's first TV broadcast with an interactive publicity event featuring the range of cosmetics released earlier this year by ...
We really love the +d brand by h concept, which works with individual designers to produce very cool but very practical stationery and other fun stuff for the home.
Like that other fun brand ...
A new Guinness World Record has been set for the number of theremins ever being played together. Masami Takeuchi organized the music concert of 272 theremin "Matryomin" instruments in Hamamatsu in ...
Nurie Dinosaur Coloring Book
Prehistoric creatures book and app
Japan's netizens are reacting with customary venom to the images of lackadaisical youngsters wearing their clothes like traditional sashes, which may or may not be the latest fashion trend about to ...
Japan is humid. Really, really humid. Every July and August the citizens of Japan spend their days battling sweat -- a particular nightmare for anyone who has to work in a suit or ride the rush hour ...
Sharpen your radish pencils with the Nejicco Vegetable Slicer Set
July 5, 2013
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Why be boring in the kitchen?
There's a wealth of fun stationery around -- from evolutionary ape erasers to topographical contour notepads -- so there's no reason that kitchen utensils should be ...
Japanese beer makers are in trouble. Retail sales for regular beer have been declining for years now as salarymen who like a can of fizzy lager in the evening opt for cheaper variations. Even ...
Mount Fuji Eraser
The Mount Fuji Eraser is a fun and clever way to bring this icon of Japan into your home or work stationery set. As you use the cuboid eraser, the shape of Fuji gradually comes into view and you find yourself holding Japan's most famous peak.
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Bandai’s Tamagotchi Revival: One-hit wonder is still alive and kicking
January 7, 2013
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Remember the Tamagotchi? You know, the digital pet from Bandai that was all the rage when it was first released in 1996?
It went on to sell 40 million units around the world but then the boom ...
The other day we were having a bite to eat at a kaiten sushi (conveyor belt sushi) chain called Kappa Sushi.
We were impressed by their nice "express service" for specially ordered slices of raw ...