Marco releases first photography book, “Spring Pedals by lovely hickey”
October 30, 2014
/William
Photographer Marco's first photography book "Spring Pedals by lovely hickey" will be released by Futabasha on November 7th. Featuring mostly portraits previously showcased by Marco on the website ...
Pepsi Pink Cola: Strawberry milk drink hits Japanese stores in December
October 30, 2014
/William
While the world is divided into Coca-Cola drinkers and Pepsi drinkers, there would appear to be a market for strawberry milk cola.
Pepsi Pink Cola hits the shelves of Japanese stores from December ...
Tokyo International Film Festival 2014 stirs up controversy with nationalist advertising slogan
October 29, 2014
/William
Tokyo International Film Festival is currently running in Roppongi. Japan's premier film event always draws crowds and plenty of press attention.
So far this year's biggest headlines have perhaps ...
OK Go “I Won’t Let You Down” music video: Drones, Honda UNI-CUBs, Perfume, umbrellas, Japanese girls
October 28, 2014
/William
American band OK Go have released a music video for their song "I Won't Let You Down", from the album "Hungry Ghosts".
Filmed using a "multi-copter camera" and directed by Morihiro Harano, the ...
Mount Fuji Tin Metal Cup
Tinware drinking tankard for beer and sake
The Japanese media is reporting Japan's first suspected case of Ebola.
A man arriving at Haneda Airport on the evening of October 27th after spending time in Liberia was showing symptoms of a ...
A new exhibition event in Shibuya will turn all male visitors into crossdressers.
All right, let's qualify that.
The exhibition, held in December and January at Shibuya Parco Museum, is a promo ...
Finnair lets Tokyoites be surrounded by virtual aurora experience in Roppongi
October 24, 2014
/William
Roppongi has its fair share of bright lights and other-worldly experiences, though this is certainly something new.
Finnair is sponsoring a stimulated aurora experience event at Tokyo Midtown on ...
Underwater Knee-High Girls: Now swimming onto your iPhone
October 23, 2014
/William
The "Underwater Knee-High Girls" series of aquatic slinky ladies by photographer Manabu Koga has already produced two photography books and a current photography exhibition. Now they can be swimming ...
King Jim UV10 Disinfecting Case
Ultraviolet sanitizing device for small items
Ultra Seven x Black Ice Eyewear for superhero stylish retro glasses
October 21, 2014
/William
What in some countries would be merely retro or even geeky, in Japan can be mainstream and inventive.
The Ultraman franchise continues to innovate and expand despite its age. As promotion for the ...
100 yen shop toy guns and musical instruments customized to look amazingly realistic
October 20, 2014
/William
Japan's 100 yen shops are treasure troves. Enter these Aladdin's Caves and you can find almost anything you need for your kitchen or home, plus all kinds of surprising items you didn't even know ...
Phonetikana by johnson banks: A katakana font for foreigners
October 17, 2014
/William
UK design studio johnson banks has come up with this brilliant take on Japanese katakana that combines the phonetical reading of the character in the font.
They call it Phonetikana.
The font ...
Funassyi has a kid brother: Chiba pear mascot gets a sibling called Funagoro
October 15, 2014
/William
Yes, Japan's most famous unofficial mascot, that lovable jumping yellow pear Funassyi now has a kid brother.
If you believed Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture already had enough mascots with just one, ...
Hinyari Kakigori Cool Cat Bed
Shaved ice candy-shaped feline nest
Denso Corp X-mobility is mini electric vehicle with smartphone-controlled in-wheel motor system
October 15, 2014
/William
At Ceatec Japan 2014 last week Denso Corp showcased a prototype mobility device for transporting babies and light luggage that can be controlled by your smartphone or tablet.
The X-mobility can ...
Okay, we don't know if this qualifies as a "trend". It may only be one inventive person. But it got us thinking nonetheless: Is this cute or creepy?
The realm of Japanese kawaii has certainly ...
Food maker Morinaga is opening a pop-up cafe that has a special "kabe-don doll" artificial waiter to seduce female patrons.
To celebrate the release of its Cafe Marriage caramel and chocolate ...