Tracking Down the Elusive R4 in Akihabara
It seemed like a scene from a spy movie -- wandering around back streets, nonchalantly surveying stores and faces, ducking into a small shop, and a swift exchange of cash. The entire transa…
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Top 10 Anime Phone Cases for iPhone
Admit it: you're obsessed with your iPhone. And why shouldn't you be? It's an all-in-one gadget that keeps you current with your friends and family, the latest trends, and ne…
Tokyo's Ota Ward approves first short-term, Airbnb-style home rentals | The Japan Times
Tokyo's Ota Ward on Friday gave permission to an online travel service provider to start renting out private homes on the popular Airbnb model. It became the first municipality to allow home sha…
2015 Sumida River Hanabi Guide - Japan Talk
This fireworks festival is held in Asakusa, only a couple of kilometres from Akihabara. If you don't mind huge crowd, this is a must-see event! read the original article
Japan | Mithun On The Net
A large photo collection from Akihabara read the original article
Awesome Robotics Shop is Hidden Above a Regular Electronics Store in Akihabara
On the fifth floor of an otherwise unassuming electronics shop on a side street in Akihabara hides a store dedicated exclusively to robots. You can get everything from fully built (and very expensive…
Make Your Own Plastic Food!
Plastic food models amuse many first time visitors to Japan. Most of them look surprisingly real. Here is your chance to make some by yourself. Last week I jumped at the chance to visit a …
Chaos and Kanji
Japan is a land of new. When buying a house or renting an apartment, proximity to train stations is a big factor in price, but also important is the age of the building. Fashion changes quickly so wa…
Akihabara Expedition
The second issue of the Akihabara expedition is the Tokyo Radio Department. I found an interesting capsule-toy vending machine, which contains a Z-80 microprocessor in a capsule! The Z…
Are these the world's yummiest mummies? Japanese mothers compete to create best-looking lunchboxes for their children
Mothers can be a competitive bunch at the best of times - but where food is concerned, their killer instinct really kicks in. Now, mothers in Japan are taking competitive culinary prowess to new…