Over in Taiwan, they’re being treated to a range of limited-edition goods that pay homage to the polar bear.
First up is a festive mug shaped like a polar bear wearing a red scarf that doubles as a h…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Atlanta Coffee Shops was on an extended trip to Japan in November, and it was a blast!
During the course of this adventure in Japan, a major part of the itinerary revolved around coffee shop explorat…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

If you thought the service at your local Starbucks was robotic and impersonal, you might want to give Softbank’s newest Tokyo cafe a miss.
Working alongside the company’s meatbag workers are a small …

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Disgruntled 34-year-old woman says she wished the staff had died and Kyoto Animation workers lived.
As Japan’s largest specialty retailer for anime merchandise, the Animate chain is loved by many ota…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

There’s a new health trend that has been sweeping through bathtubs across Japan since last fall: half-body bathing.
A lot of people have been taking their half-body baths to the next level by trying …

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

For example, masses of people could be seen congregating in Kinshi Park staring at their smartphones in search of the then-coveted Bulbasaur.
had heard word of this place, known as “Pokémon Plaza” an…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Netflix is to turn a cast of characters made popular by Japanese messaging app, Line, into an original animated series.
Netflix is working with Line Friends, the character brand that originally start…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Jisei is the “farewell poem to life.” These poems were written by literate people just before their death.
Instead, specific kinds of death are used: shinju, “lover’s suicide;” junshi, “warrior’s dea…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Katsushika Hokusai was in his 70s by the time he created his best-known image, the majestic The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Often known simply as The Great Wave, the popular print not only embodied Japa…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

At about 4 p.m. on Sept 19, the doorbell of an 85-year-old woman in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, rang.
Standing at the entrance was a man claiming to be a police officer who was canvassing the n…

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 4 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments