Category: COOL PRODUCTS

Korg, although respected as a premier electronic musical instrument and accessories maker, still likes to have fun every now and then. That's why in the past it has released such items as Hello ...

Japan is a nation obsessed with food and also, so people say, childishness. And so it is only natural that the two things would be combined at some point. The result is cooking toys, which Takara ...

Was this inevitable? The fashion doll series Blythe and otaku idol character Hatsune Miku have got together. While Blythe is now licensed by Hasbro and originally American, the dolls with ...

Some of the best household items in Japan come courtesy of the brand Plus D, which works with a range of individual designers to come up with fun, original and practical objects. Past successes ...

The fashion accessory brand Q-pot, known for its chocolate-themed products, has got together with Sharp to create a special limited edition Q-pot. Melty Chocolate TV, which it is selling exclusively ...

While Jins (aka J!NS) like to dabble in forward-thinking technology for glasses, they are also fully aware that spectacles are as much fashion accessories as they are practical vision tools. This is ...

Robotic pets, also known as robo-pets (not to be confused with the actual Robopet), are making something of a return to the shelves of stores in Japan in a valiant effort to buck the trend of local ...

Japan may well be the land of home electronics (Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba et al) but on the whole apartments and houses are small. It only takes a few appliances for things to get very ...

A little over a week ago people around the world began talking about a particular, and peculiar, Japanese beauty gadget. Plus ça change, we hear some of you say. But the Facial Fitness Pao ...

While Japan might at times seem just to be one concrete jungle, there's still a lot of nature around and even some cities maintain a rare balance between the forests of old and the convenience ...

Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. has created a series of yukata based on the tread designs of three of its tire products. Here are what the Toyo tire tread yukata look like, modeled by Toyo ...

Hobonichi has opened Tobichi, a store and gallery in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, where it will hold special events and sell its merchandise. It does has a rather unfortunate name in English (the "bichi" ...

The Japanese summer is very hot -- hot and humid. The up side of this is you get great festivals and fireworks, and also yukata, outdoor music events, and trips to the beach. But trying to go ...

Mitsukoshi Isetan have teamed up with fashion brand minä perhonen (despite the name, not actually Finnish) to offer a new take on a classic item of modern Japanese convenience. Isetan is ...

Motion Figure System MF201 is a 25cm-tall slender doll-like robot figure system that its makers claim is a "world-first motion figure system". The slim and silent mini robot has been created by ...