Hideo Nomo, Baseball Rebel With a Cause
2014 marked the 50th anniversary of Masanori Murakami’s Major League Baseball debut. Sent to the San Francisco Giants farm system for developmental purposes, Murakami sparkled when he took the mound …
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The Fabulous World of Japanese Socks!
Recently I was talking with a group of people who had all lived in Japan. The conversation turned to socks, as it does. Everyone agreed that they missed Japanese socks passionately. One person, who w…
Japan’s Robot Theater and the Rise of the Android Actor
ROBOTS CAN ALREADY VACUUM YOUR HOUSE AND DRIVE YOUR CAR. SOON, THEY WILL BE YOUR COMPANION. ~”Friend for Life” By Adam Piore for Popular Science (November 2014) Or so pred…
Making the Best of Roppongi’s Split Personality
Although its name means “six trees,” it might as well be called Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Located near the center of Minato Ward, between Shinbashi and Shibuya, Roppongi’s (???) one square kilometer i…
Asa Miyogadani – a cosy female only guest house in central Tokyo!
Miyogadani is a small station on the subway Marunochi line) located between the stations Ikebukuro and Korakuen. Going there is quite easy with the big Ikebukuro station as transfer poi…
There's a trend in Japan where you squish your baby's face called "Rice Ball Babies" - 9GAG
There's a trend in Japan where you squish your baby's face called "Rice Ball Babies" - 9GAG has the best funny pics, GIFs, videos, memes, cute, wtf, geeky…
Instant Coffee Just Got Better With This Portable Aozora Coffee Press
Spoonfuls of instant coffee still give some morning coffee drinkers their much-needed dose of caffeine. But it’s surely the convenience, rather than the taste, that draws them to thi…
TokyoStreetView: Akihabara! (4K VIDEO)
From the Editor: On the tech side of our original video coverage, there's nothing better than the IREX international robotics trade show, or if cars are your thing, the DRiFTWiRED music video sh…
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2015
You might say that it is too early to post about Tokey Game Show because it is held only in September, but if you are planning your next trip to Japan that might be the date to consider. The show cov…
A Day in the Life of a Japanese Monk
Last year I wrote an article called “The Real Japanese Monk’s Guide To Buddhism In Japan.” At the end of it I said that we would one day explore a real Japanese monk’s day-to-day life. It t…