The latest example of a regional Japan promotional video hoping to go viral is this one from Oji in Nara Prefecture, which features a flying dog.

The drone-dog flies around the area, “walking in the …

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

With one of the world’s longest-living populations, it’s not much of a surprise that spending time in Japan can have a positive impact on your health. Although people’s bodies (and minds) do react di…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Feb. 21 installed its first multiple-language, direction-giving ticket-vending machine on a Toei subway line to prepare for a further influx of visitors from abro…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

Science hasn’t quite progressed to the point where we can view large-scale mechas pummeling each other in a special colosseum...but we do have the next best thing! Misumi Group, a robot manufacturing…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

On Apr. 1 and 2, Laforet Museum Harajuku will be hosting Japan's biggest original Steampunk festival as it celebrates its 5th anniversary! As a "steampunk + alternative history event", Steam Garden c…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Ever wondered how quickly junior high school fashion changes in Japan?

Produced by mobile phone provider NTT Docomo, this music video a whirlwind tour of teenaged girl fashion through the ages in jus…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

Back in mid-January, I was somewhat surprised to read that the Japanese Immigration Bureau had announced a relaxation of some of its immigration rules for skilled foreign workers.

Until recently, att…

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An elementary school in western Japan says it plans to use a software application to prevent online bullying.

The app was developed by a US IT firm. It allows victims of cyberbullying or bystanders w…

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

Well, almost. And it's all men :-p

Crowds of men wearing nothing but loincloths joined a nighttime festival in western Japan, vying to catch wooden sticks said to bring good luck.

The annual "Naked F…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments

The staggered stack of boxes that form this family home in central Tokyo contain a set of spiralling, interconnected rooms.

The house was designed for Daisuke Ibano, a member of the team at local arc…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments