I am not sure how trustworthy a source of information Nigeria Today is. Personally I have a difficulty of trusting anything Nigerian online :)

But it is quite cool if some offline shops in Akihabara…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 3 comments

Sightseers are flocking to Japan's highest dam to watch the spectacle of water gushing from it.

An electric power company releases water from Kurobe Dam, in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, from Jun…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 4 months ago | 3 comments

It’s rare for a Japanese startup to challenge NTT and come out ahead. But that’s exactly what Takehiro Ogita and his team at TownWiFi have accomplished.

TownWiFi is a mobile app that automatically de…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

This lacy façade is made from 5,315 aluminium panels, capable of sliding on hidden rails. It's the frontage of Ginza Place, on a corner of Ginza Crossing, Tokyo's equivalent of Times Square. Tokyo-ba…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

Ryoma Enomoto, Planning Division United States Leader at Good Smile Company, talks about his job and their recent collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment for their Overwatch Nendoroid figures, Mei …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

These reference works may come in handy for learners of Japanese looking to learn more kanji, polish their grammar, or prepare for a test. We’ll be updating the list from time to time, so if there’s …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

With summer coming up, goo Ranking took a look at what ultraviolet blocking techniques turn people right off. As is usual for these questionnaires, people selected the worst from a list of options.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

Freelance announcer Mao Kobayashi, who died on Thursday after suffering from cancer, left behind an essay dedicated to the BBC. The British public broadcaster in 2016 put her on its list of 100 influ…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

There’s a whole world of stuff going on that most people aren’t aware of.

On 19 June it was announced that three teens were arrested for the robbery and assault of a 20-year-old man. The victim was o…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 2 comments

Despite being just 33 years old, Masahiro Kikuno makes wristwatches by hand in a rigorously traditional manner, inspired by the craftsmen who built wadokei, or traditional Japanese clocks, in the 19t…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments