May 2017: 5 Events Not to Miss in Tokyo
After a long winter and bouts of rain, it’s finally beginning to feel like spring. June will be rainy and uncomfortably humid, so why not enjoy the nice, warm weather while it lasts by heading out to…
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You Can Now Own a Kengo Kuma-Designed Trailer Home for 3.5 Million Yen
Are you looking to downsize from your expensive city apartment? Or Maybe you’re just looking to simplify your life? Well now you can do so in style thanks to a collaboration between architect Kengo K…
Newest Doraemon Film Hits 41 Million Yen in Box Office Revenue
Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi is proving to be wildly successful since its release on Mar. 4~. The total box office revenue, with the latest count account…
Tokyo Is About to Make Room for 45 New Skyscrapers
Tokyo’s densely packed skyline is about to become even more crowded, as the city gets ready to christen another 45 skyscrapers before 2020—when the Japanese capital is set to host the summer Olympics…
Bridgestone announces airless tires for bicycles
Bridgestone has announced the latest in its line of “airless tires” that do not require inflation, this time adapting the technology for bicycles. The second generation of the Air Free Concept w…
Is this a trend to transform Combinis into gyms?
Here is an example of ex-Combini shop transformed into a fitness gym. I hear it is a trend now, but I haven't seen any of them personally? If it is happening, why?
Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze.
In Japan, you get a postcard in early spring from Kokuzeicho (Japan’s I.R.S.) that says how much you earned last year, how much tax you owed and how much was withheld. If you disagree, you go into th…
Listening to the Voices of Trees: The Bonsai World of Kawabe Takeo
“Trees are like people,” says Kawabe Takeo. “They have their individual personalities just like us. They are living things imbued with a natural life force and vitality that goes beyond anything we c…
5 Insider Otaku Spots in Akihabara
Planning a trip to Tokyo and overwhelmed by all the places to visit in the otaku capital of Akihabara? We sat down with some experts at sightseeing - Japanese language students currently attendi…
Robot volleyball machine helps Japan team practise attacks
To perfect their attacks, some of Japan’s top volleyball players are training against a robot that can mimic the tactics of opposing teams.