Category: CULTURE

Now this is an innovative way to cool down your drink. While we still love the quietly industrial and precise ice sphere offered by the Ice Ball Mold, there is something to be said for having ...

Traditionally in Japan people clean their ears using a bamboo ear pick (mimikaki). This is actually said to be much safer and more hygienic than the typical cotton bud swab people use in other ...

As previously reported on JapanTrends, AKB48 has recruited a new older female member for its ranks as part of a spring and summer campaign for Papico, an ice cream product by Glico. There was some ...

Been there, done that. Sometimes it seems that fashion has little new left to offer. But then along comes another neat innovation that proves you wrong. Fashion models strutting their wear down a ...

Despite the recent ruling on March 31st by the International Court of Justice that Japan must stop "scientific" whaling and the government's initial announcement that it would abide by the ruling, ...

Tears. Tantrums. And a yuru-kyara mascot character. The Public Affairs Section/Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has produced a very original video promoting studying abroad in ...

Vending machines come in all shapes and sizes, and seem to sell everything from books to snacks, drinks, used panties and more. But how about a vending machine that lets you have a private dance ...

Top Japanese design studio nendo has designed this coffee mugs for Starbuck's in Japan. Sold at Starbucks branches throughout Japan, the mugs have a print on the bottom that makes it look like the ...

Dutch artist Jeroen Bisscheroux installed a brilliant swimming pool artwork in Osaka as part of the Namura Shipyard Creative Center Osaka's artist-in-residency program. "POOL loss of colour" was ...

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been awarded the top award in architecture, the Pritzker Prize. Ban (56) has been given the accolade primarily for his humanitarian work, such as in the 1995 ...

Condos aren't the only thing rising in Tokyo's bayside area. Following on from the life-sized Gundam robot already standing proud in Odaiba, Patlabor is getting in on the act as a promo for an ...

While the Japanese media always seems to be dominated by upbeat reports of the "millions" of sales that AKB48 ostensibly achieves, the real story of the Japanese music industry is one of serious ...

Catch is a 15-minute-long short film produced by Intel Japan that tells the story of a boy in Tokyo. While the whole thing is fictitious, it is a successful example of how to turn sentimentality ...

Japan's largest art event, Art Fair Tokyo, starts today at the Tokyo International Forum in Yurakucho. The fair features around 180 galleries and other organizations putting their wares for ...

Fancy joining AKB48? It was announced yesterday that the idol mega group is now recruiting a new member to join the ranks for a limited time only. The newbie will be over 30 years old, a stark ...