Although Japan has a prominent number of police substations around communities, locals often take pride in how their cities generally have less surveillance and security cameras than other major deve…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

Japan’s biggest toy trade show, the International Tokyo Toy Show, was held at Big Sight, Tokyo, on June 1–4. The show was open to the public on the last two days, with a total of more than 160,000 ex…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

“You wouldn’t be here unless you were thinking about entering Japan market, right?”

The question from the moderator was a gentle nudge for Chris Martin, head of international for Mobike. Martin, whos…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility here today. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

In a move that makes us wonder whether Nara has a bit of a chip on its shoulder about its more popular neighbour Kyoto, the Nara Prefectural Government is bringing back its free bus tours for a limit…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

YOKOHAMA – A 14-year-old in Osaka Prefecture has become the first person in Japan arrested for allegedly creating ransomware, the police said Monday.

The third-year junior high school student, who wa…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

Japanese researchers have confirmed details of a large area of rare metal deposits in the seabed off eastern Japan.

Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMST…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

A Sega Twitter account last week revealed that one of the floors in its gigantic arcade in Akihabara will soon feature a VR section. In fact, the area was meant to be up and running already, but it a…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 3 comments

Although ostensibly an area that is little different from the rest of suburban Tokyo, it’s to Koenji’s credit that it doesn’t take much digging to discover that appearances can be deceptive. In this …

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment