Nike is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its range of Air Jordan 1 shoes with a special event, Museum 23 Tokyo. Running from October 16th-18th, the free event will be held unusually at a public ...

The Damegi Suit may very well be the ultimate clothing item for lazy folk who want to lounge around at home all day long. The fleece-style pajamas, whose name means "no-good wear", covers your ...

Japan is on the cusp of going all-out Godzilla crazy. First Godzilla arrived on top of a hotel in Kabukicho, Shinjuku Now we have been tantalized with the bare bones of a website for the ...

Who says Japanese politics is boring? With the recent passing of the controversial security bills, there has plenty to get excited about. Protesters have demonstrated in their tens of thousands ...

UnlimitedHand is a new haptic wearable controller by H2L, a hardware startup that has emerged from the University of Tokyo. The device was announced by H2L CEO Kenichiro Iwasaki at TechCrunch ...

Arts Council Tokyo has announced the first hints of what we might expect from the cultural events organized in conjunction with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Inspired by the success ...

The magazine anan recently created waves with its September 16th issue, which featured the actress Nozomi Sasaki on the cover promising a special risque showcase of her "chic, beautiful ...

Universal Studios Japan is cashing in on Japan's soft power, hoping to attract new domestic crowds to the Osaka theme park as well as inbound tourists familiar with Japan through its pop ...

Have you ever wanted a hot guy to pop round to your office and wipe away your tears? Well, there's a service for that now. Yes, Japan now has the "Ikemeso Danshi" service where a good-looking ...

After the immense controversy over the 2020 Olympic stadium design (scrapped over rising costs) and official logo design (scrapped after designer Kenjiro Sano was accused of plagiarism multiple ...

Japan has a love for pets that manifests itself in ways that are almost always cute but also often bizarre. And so you get all manner of cat and dog fashion, plus genuinely inventive and clever ...

It's been a while since or anyone got really excited about Japanese tech. What with all the Apples and the Samsungs around, it seems the days when Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba and friends dominated the ...

To speed up service for customers from overseas, Shibuya 109 and 109 Men's have introduced a new duty-free POS system called RefundPro. While the hike in the sales tax from 5% to 8% affected ...

Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a disaster preparedness book in a partially manga format to help get the residents of Japan's capital ready for "the big one", the earthquake long ...

This article by Adriana Mazza first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. If you’re not familiar with Blue Bottle, it’s a highfalutin craft coffee joint in Tokyo that usually bears hours-long queues. No ...