If you ever think that Japan is a country of great hospitality and politeness, you should know that behind their happy face might reveal deadly diligence and sacrifice.
For a long time, the terms ...
On July 12th visitors to Yoyogi Park may have spotted some clothes that had been left in the hedges and foliage like garbage.
But far from being discarded items of apparel by profligate Tokyoites, ...
Though this may sound just like another of those "Wacky Japan" stories, there's something more tender and profound at work here.
With its chronically aging population and declining birth rate, ...
On June 24th, Ashley Madison, the world-famous online dating service for dissatisfied married people -- or more bluntly, plain cheaters (wannabes included) -- launched a Japanese version of the ...
Sleeping Hamsters Tissue Box Cover
Cute Kleenex holder/dispenser
As clichéd as it might sound, in everyday life we really do take too many things for granted. The virtual world of the Internet makes it seem as though everything can be done instantly at no cost. ...
Having conquered the female market, Shiseido is next targetting younger consumers.
It has created a beauty salon for kids since the children of today are the customers of the ftuture. The salon ...
Weddings and konkatsu (or spouse-hunting) are big money in Japan. June Bride is a term that originated in the west but later became a commercialized concept in Japan too. However, June in Japan, as ...
You can argue with me on this, but in Japan, there are two days a year when the idea of being alone might affect you emotionally -- these are Valentine's Day and Christmas (or Christmas Eve, to be ...
If you ever wish to find out who's hot in the Japanese show biz today, simply pay close attention to TV commercials.
SoftBank, for example, is famous for featuring the latest trends in its ...
GU (pronounced "gee-you" -- a play on jiyu, meaning "free") is the off-shoot of UNIQLO that is even cheaper and even more casual.
GU branches have been popping up around major city centers ...
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 ...
If there’s one thing you’ll notice walking around Tokyo, it’s that people are always on the move. At any given moment of the day, no matter where you are in the city, the sidewalks are jammed ...
Four-Player Othello
Multiplayer version of classic two-player Reversi game
Foot-in-mouth disease strikes Toru Hashimoto again.
On Monday the brash right-wing politician shocked reporters in Osaka when he said that the so-called "comfort women" (local women forced into ...
If Kabukicho had a theme park starring Akihabara chika aidoru ("underground" idols), this might be it...
After opening last summer amidst much sound and fury, we finally paid a visit to the Robot ...
In Japan, April is the month of new starts. The new school year. New company employees join their firms. And we see an increasing number of TV commercials promoting the message of “It’s now or ...