People recently got very angry about the "kimono incident" at Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), which was canceled after being called "racist" by protesters. The event allowed visitors to try on a ...
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Get ready for the most unlikely classical music event (and instrument) Japan has perhaps ever seen. Ultraman Symphony Concert 2015 happens at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Concert Hall on November ...
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Just an ordinary weekend in Tokyo? Wrong. Saturday witnessed the first ever robot wedding. As we reported back in May, Maywa Denki's Frois bot and the AKB48 Yuki Kashiwagi idol-lookalike android ...
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Seibu hosted a special "nightclub train" event on June 5th-6th, featuring on-board DJs and music as passengers were transported in the charted train from Nerima non-stop all the way to ...
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Go hunting for Shaun the Sheep in Omotesando this June in a special art and charity event called "Shaun in Japan". The Shaun-hunting event has already been a success in the Aardman Animations ...
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"Schoolgirl Animals" is an exhibition currently running at BAMI Gallery in Kyoto until May 31st, featuring an array of beguiling images of female school students in their uniforms and other ...
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Get ready for "Kiss Day". Yes, this Saturday, May 23rd, is apparently the day of smooching, at least in Japan at any rate. And Edition, a club in Akasaka, central Tokyo, is celebrating by ...
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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 ...
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Buildable, customizable Nintendo characters theme watch
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 ...
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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 ...
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On April 4th, Mori no Tosho Shitsu (Mori's Library) in Shibuya will be transformed into a club for a silent disco event. Remember Mori no Tosho Shitsu? It was the crowdfunded "book and beer" ...
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Media Ambition Tokyo returns for another year, transforming Tokyo into a media art bonanza. In the grandiose words of the organizers, Media Ambition Tokyo "takes an experimental approach to urban ...
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All-inclusive, easy-to-carry emergency evacuation supplies set
Want to give a special something to that special someone? But it's not just what you give. It's how you give. And in Japan, the wrapping and packaging of a gift item is traditionally viewed almost ...
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Every year in Japan there are illumination and light displays at malls and other venues around the country. Many are elaborate. Most are expensive. But some are just out of this world. The Abeno ...
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Japan's biggest design showcase Tokyo Designers Week (TDW) landed again for the year in the Gaienmae Aoyama area. We went along to check out the exhibits. Here are our ...
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