Category: COOL PRODUCTS

Just when we thought technology would replace everything, we hear about an event like iPhone Creative Festa and meet people who say -- not just yet! Perhaps we all have this inner desire to be ...

The Japanese language is a creative thing, not least due to its multiple scripts -- kanji ideographs, and the syllabaries hiragana and katakana, plus there is distinctly Japanese use of the Roman ...

This coming winter, Japan's iconic cosmetic brand, shu uemura, will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of its beauty boutique in Omotesando in central Tokyo with the Christmas collection "Six Heart ...

A little while ago we introduced a plucky newbie yuru-kyara mascot, Funassyi. As a native of Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture, he has been striving to revitalize the local culture and economy of the ...

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 ...

Yahoo! Japan has recently released two new modes for their timer app Tsuukin Timer (Commute Timer), which tells users when their train leaves in the form of a countdown. As you can see from the ...

One of those myths about Japan is the used panties vending machine. Well, these blogger at least has heard of genuine panty vending machines (at least the machines were real, though we can't vouch ...

Japan is a country known for its great generosity when it comes to serving customers, both current and potential alike. The level of customer service can be seen in various forms of service, from ...

This is sure to get fans of Sanrio's popular feline character super excited. Behold, folks, the Hello Kitty Color Contact Lens, a pair of violet-colored contacts with the Hello Kitty character ...

Among many English speakers, spoken Japanese is often said to be fairly easy to learn. This is probably because conversational Japanese in large part is a language of omission which doesn't require ...

Visitors to Japan in the summer are often surprised by the way women will almost obsessively use parasols (typically black ones) to keep off the rays of the blazing sun. Come even just the smallest ...

After years of campaigning, Mt Fuji, Japan's highest peak and an ingenious piece of natural symmetry, was recently finally elevated to that status that perhaps of all people the Japanese seem to be ...

We're going to go out on a limb here and appoint the Solano as the most stylish uchiwa (handheld fan) we have seen this year. It comes in four semi-transparent, translucent colors, and can be ...

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 ...

And the award for July's cutest use of augmented reality mobile interaction goes to Dentsu, for this Asoberu T-Shirt ("Playable T-Shirt"). It works with a dedicated phone app to allow you to ...