Earlier this year, photographer Patrick Mordi uploaded a series of photos that, for me, showcase Tokyo at its best: when it’s night and slick with rain.

I’ve always like Tokyo in the rain, and these …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

The president of Kyushu’s biggest railway had a problem: too few people were riding his trains. The population was getting older, and since retirees don’t commute to work, the trick was getting peopl…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

Smartphones have spread rapidly in Japan in recent years, but there still seems to be strong demand for feature phones, or so-called “Galapagos” phones, according to recent data.

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

A lot has changed in the mobile phone landscape in Japan the last few years.

Cell phones used to be very heavily restricted. You had a choice of three large companies, all offering near-identical pac…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago | 0 comments

Usuiso Beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, reopened Saturday to bathers for the first time in seven years. The last time the bathing area was open to beachgoers was in the summer of 2010, before th…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago | 0 comments

More than 90 teams have taken part in a race using hand-made rafts on a river in suburban Tokyo.

The race was organized by residents of Komae City. People from other areas competed in the annual even…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 9 months ago | 0 comments

Nintendo Switch has been drawing long lines for months afters its release, and well-known game creator Hideki Kamiya recounted his unsuccessful attempt at trying to buy one. While those were long lin…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

The sidewalks of Japan are about to get a little more crowded and a whole lot cuter, because next month a new series of sushi-delivering robots will debut, and they’re small and red and adorable.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago | 0 comments

Summer in Japan is not just hot, but also humid. This makes it much more uncomfortable than summer whether in Salt Lake City, where the temperatures are much higher but the overall feeling is better …

posted by  Tanuki | 7 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

Hundreds of people were taken to hospitals across Japan with symptoms of heatstroke on Sunday, as the intense hot weather continues.

Fire departments and police say at least 846 people received medic…

posted by  Tanuki | 7 years, 9 months ago | 0 comments