For more than 300 years, Japanese have traveled to Ibusuki's shoreline in search of a sandy cure for rheumatism, back pain, post-stroke paralysis, hemorrhoids, asthma, diabetes, menstrual disorder, i…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

A western Japanese city has unveiled a new plan to urge more foreigners to move there to halt the decline in its population.

Akitakata City is located in a mountainous area in Hiroshima Prefecture. I…

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Marie Kondo (or Konmari, if you prefer) and her decluttering empire has taken the West by storm. And it’s given Japan an image of ultra-minimalism where people live a simple lifestyle, free of all th…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

If you think there is no crime in Japan, you are wrong - here's an interactive map of crimes registered by the police in Tokyo. There was a Robbery in Akihabara today!

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Tucked away in a residential area of Tokyo’s Nakameguro district, the Waltz cassette tape shop attracts music lovers from both home and abroad. This “cassette heaven” boasts an inventory of more than…

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A study led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has uncovered new ways of driving multi-legged robots by means of a two-level controller. The proposed controller uses a netwo…

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I don’t like earthquakes. In fact, every time I feel one I begin to write my will. After I was recently rudely awoken by my house shaking, I took it upon myself to learn how best to prepare for an ea…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

Unlike in other countries, Japanese homes become valueless over time – but as the population shrinks, can its cities finally learn to slow down and refurb?

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The next time you make a date to catch up with a friend you haven’t seen in a while, don’t go to a ramen shop.

From its humble beginnings as fast food, the Japanese noodle-soup dish has become a glob…

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This is the best news you’ll hear all day: Super Smash Bros. is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Nintendo dropped a new teaser for the game, which is as yet untitled, during its Nintendo Dire…

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