Music group Perfume to release actual perfume
Since their 2005 debut, music group Perfume has been steadily pumping out the hits with songs including “Linear Motor Girl” and “Polyrhythm.” Now twelve years later, members Nocchi, A-chan and K…
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Browse articles from www.japantrends.com in the Akihabara archive.
T-shirt to conceal nipples under white shirt
In Tokyo, white button-down shirts are about as ubiquitous as the poorly concealed nipples underneath, and, according to a 2013 survey, most folks do not welcome the sight. One might suggest sim…
First look at artwork by Yayoi Kusama at Ginza Six complex, opening spring 2017
The center of the complex, which is set to open on April 20th, will also host an exhibition space overseen by Mori Art Museum’s Fumio Nanjo. The debut exhibition will be an installation by Yayoi Kusa…
Bidocoro lacquerware toilet brings traditional Japanese crafts into the lavatory
Japan is famous for its toilets. Japan is also famous for its crafts. So why not combine the two? Well, someone did. Japanese toilets are somewhat renowned for their technology ingenuity, from t…
Nara town promotes tourism with flying dog-drone mascot, Yukimaru
The latest example of a regional Japan promotional video hoping to go viral is this one from Oji in Nara Prefecture, which features a flying dog. The drone-dog flies around the area, “walki…
Justin Bieber and Piko Taro team up to sell student mobile phone discounts
The ad featuring the two is actually part of a wider SoftBank marketing campaign for student discount plans. The other main commercial is this minute-long video in which all kinds of craziness h…
Hiroshima’s Mr. Kure mascot
Making his debut this month, Mr. Kure, or Kure-shi as he’s known in Japan, is the new mascot of Hiroshima Prefecture’s Kure City. And despite looking like an inspired, mom-made Halloween co…
Kengo Kuma to design luxury hotel in Ginza
Further cementing his place as the top star in Japanese architecture today, Kengo Kuma will next design a luxury hotel in Ginza set to open in early 2020. In addition to designing the new Yamano…
Join Chocorun for 100% guilt-free chocolate binging
As more than 30,000 runners prepare for next month’s Tokyo Marathon, those less inclined to take on a full 42 kilometers are gearing up for a run of an entirely different sort: Chocorun. Chocoru…
Panasonic tests autonomous delivery robot HOSPI(R) at Narita Airport, hotel
Based on preprogrammed map information and using high performance sensors and advanced collision-avoidance algorithm, the robot can move about while staying aware of its surroundings, enabling i…