Miyashita Park in Shibuya will host a contemporary Bon dance music festival on August 22nd. The Miyashita Park Summer Festival will include Bon dancing, a ritual during August throughout Japan, as ...

Suntory, hoping to cash in on the Olympic buzz, had planned to give away 22 types of tote bags which they proudly advertised as being designed by Kenjiro Sano. The deal has been hit by fresh ...

The beautification of Kabukicho continues. Now it will literally get a "clean" with the opening of Thermae-yu on August 18th. The massive bathhouse will be the biggest in Tokyo and includes ...

Get married with Hello Kitty! Well, not quite. But the latest licensed merchandise from Sanrio is pretty unusual. It's a marriage registration form. Yes, you can now commit yourself ...

Takara-Tomy's latest addition to the Omnibot series of robot toys is OHaNAS. All you need is the phone app, a Wi-Fi connection and Bluetooth, and OHaNAS will be able to interact with you, such ...

Pass the Baton has opened a new designer thrift store in the heart of Kyoto. Located a short walk from Shijo Station in Gion, the old part of Kyoto, inside a 120-year-old wooden machiya ...

This article by Grigoris Miliaresis first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. Contrary to popular belief, ceremony halls aren’t a creation of bubble-era Japan and the Meguro Gajoen is the proof. Built in ...

Meet Meebo, the world's first kindergarten monitoring robot. Made by UniFa Co., Ltd., Meebo takes photos and dances, plus he's small, pink, and cute. All of which qualifies him to be an ideal ...

After over a month of feverish speculation and excitement after Japanese luxury carmaker Lexus unveiled a teaser trailer for a working hoverboard, a video showing the gadget in action is finally ...

Adidas have teamed up with a student from Aoyama Gakuin University to create a new sports accessory. The Cosmetic Bag, a special compact tote bag set, goes on sale from September 1st, priced ...

Don't drink and ride. Alcoho-Lock stops you doing just that! Created by KOOWHO, the bike lock is designed to stop cyclists under the influence from riding while drunk. Alcoho-Lock includes ...

Setagaya is joining Shibuya and becoming the second government body in Japan to offer legal recognition of same-sex couples. Earlier this year Shibuya City, the ward of Tokyo that includes the ...

The 2020 Olympics is turning out to be one controversy after another. Granted, compared to the expensive debacle of the National Stadium -- to which the original architecture firm has also now hit ...

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang will be arriving in Roppongi in March 2016. The Snoopy Museum, the second in the world, is opening in Roppongi for a limited two and a half ...

An umbrella. A parasol. And a fan. All in one? Yes, the Rurudo Fan Shade is just that. Coming in a lacy black design, the shade initially looks just like a typical parasol that many Japanese ...