Get ready for what tech fans have been waiting their whole lives for: a robot wedding.
The "Robo-kon" marriage ceremony event is being produced Maywa Denki, the cult makers of nonsense machines ...
This article by Angela Schnabel first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo.
For just an hour of your time you can enjoy a free factory tour and beer tasting at Suntory’s Musashino Brewery in Fuchu, ...
If you like Japanese swords and Japanese boys, then this is the book for you.
Katana-danshi is an unusual new photo book set for release on June 10th.
Its title means "sword boys" and ...
A new magazine has been launched dedicated to former performers with the all-female Takarazuka Revue.
The Second Stage was released this week and examines the lives of ex-Takarazuka stars, now in ...
Hinyari Kakigori Cool Cat Bed
Shaved ice candy-shaped feline nest
To launch a new lipstick Clinique Pop, New York-based cosmetics brand Clinique has created a digital campaign and pop-up store event at a Roppongi Hills cafe.
The #ootd_WITH CLINIQUE iPhone ...
Last weekend Roppongi Art Night 2015 took over the Roppongi area for a night of art and
The events, performances and installations stretched out from sundown on April 25 to sunrise on ...
Last year there was a lot of buzz about a strange thing that happened in Shibuya. A Russian-looking woman was apparently leading a live polar bear through the crowds of Center Gai and then across ...
The new arrival in Tokyo will be surprised by the trains. We don't mean how efficient the transport system or its modest fares. Nor that the trains run more or less always on time. Or even the ...
One of the big social issues last year was the rising usage of semi-legal drugs (dappo), what the police call "dangerous drugs" (kikken duraggu). Due to legal loopholes users did not face arrest for ...
When "hostess bible" Koakuma Ageha closed down last year, it seemed like the end of an era for Japanese fashion magazines.
But then it relaunched under new management and the status quo was ...
When we think of Japanese food we think of sushi, noodles and miso soup. But actually there's plenty of curry in the country's diet too, especially so-called curry rice, which is basically white rice ...
Kirin has cemented its entry into the craft beer market with the opening on April 17th of Spring Valley Brewery, a brewpub in Daikanyama. Another SVB brewpub has opened in Yokohama.
The name ...
King Jim UV10 Disinfecting Case
Ultraviolet sanitizing device for small items
Meet Aiko Chihira. She speaks Japanese and wears a kimono. She greets customers and conveys information.
But Aiko's not Japanese. She's not even human.
She's an android made by Toshiba and now ...
How best to advertise road safety and an upcoming movie?
Easy. Stick a full-size replica of the animation character Patlabor AV-98 in front of a World Heritage site.
The Patlabor model is ...
Everything you ever wanted to know and see about Funassyi in one place? Then head to the Parco Museum at Shibuya Parco Part 1 from April 24th for "Funassyi Fantasy World", the first exhibition by the ...