In 2015, ANA generated interest worldwide and a collective jaw-drop when it announced three Star Wars airplanes for its fleet.
Evidently the planes in Star Wars-themed exteriors are popular and ...
Tokyo Midtown will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special installation, Fuji-san: Japan, the Beautiful Garden.
Themed around Mt Fuji (Fuji-san in Japanese), it will feature a replica of ...
From traditional instruments to the National Theatre mascot, you've never seen Piko Taro done quite like this.
The curiously attired Piko Taro recently returned with a follow-up to his global ...
Want your vegetables from somewhere with more personality than the usual supermarket or convenience store?
Tokyo has a new designer greengrocer's where you can pick up some greens in a ...
We've seen our fair share of character- and franchise-themed cafes over recent years, especially in Tokyo but also in other cities around Japan. Past examples include cafes for Miffy, Sailor Moon, ...
Wearable One OK Rock jacket allows wearer to “listen” to music
January 12, 2017
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Japan Trends
When the top 20 releases of the year are dominated by AKB48 or male idol bands from Johnny & Associates, what can a rock band do to stand out? Harness wearable technology.
The band One OK Rock is ...
Panasonic has announced a new desktop companion robot that has human-like movements and communication skills.
The unnamed concept robot was recently presented at CES2017 in Las Vegas between ...
Toyota has announced a new concept car, Concept-i. The name combines the Japanese character for "love" (ai) with the letter "i". As this choice indicates, the car is inspired by the idea that future ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Pop-Up Nezuko Kamado
Manga/anime version of Pop-Up Pirate toy
Piko Taro, the alter ego of comedian Daimao Kosaka, rocked Japan and the world with his indelibly catchy "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen (PPAP)" video in 2016. Having inspired so many imitators and boosted ...
Coin laundries are hoping to spruce up their image in Japan by transforming into cafes.
The trend is being set by such venues as Eco Wash Cafe, a large and stylish laundromat in Fuchu City on the ...
If you thought Piko Taro's "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen" (PPAP) couldn't get any more "Japanese", think again.
Adding to the countless numbers of adaptations and parodies already out there clogging up ...
What were the biggest trends and news events of 2016 in Japan? Here is our round-up.
Political and Celebrity Scandals
Every year there are plenty of political and celebrity scandals, though ...
MINIM+AID Disaster Preparedness Kit by nendo
All-inclusive, easy-to-carry emergency evacuation supplies set
Asics Japan will open a new sports facility in spring 2017 in Sumida, east Tokyo.
Suggestions for the future facility's name are currently being accepted by the general public until mid-January. ...
Makoto Shinkai's anime Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) has been the biggest film of the year in Japan, so it was surely only a matter of time before we had some spin-off cafes.
These tie-in spaces have ...
The actor, film director, TV host and comedian Takeshi Kitano (aka Beat Takeshi) has met with Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. There would be nothing news-worthy about that in itself, except for the fact ...