The Snow Festival, which is being held in Sapporo’s Oodori Park through February 12, 2017, features 116 different snow sculptures of all different sizes. One of the highlights is a recreation of Nara…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 3 comments

Ryohei Nomoto wants to put fresher sashimi on your plate, and more money in the wallets of Japan's struggling fishermen.

His venture airfreights freshly caught fish from across Japan, processes them …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

An experimental Japanese mission to clear space junk from the Earth’s orbit has ended in failure, officials said on Monday, in an embarrassment for Tokyo.

More than 100m pieces of rubbish are thought…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

A hotel in Japan is defying the digital books trend and appealing to guests who prefer to curl up with a traditional paper book.

Book and Bed Tokyo, a variation of Japan's famous capsule hotels, offe…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

In celebration of Koe no Katachi ( A Silent Voice ) being nominated for Animation of the Year and receiving an Award of Excellence from 40th Japanese Academy Awards, director Yamada Shoko (affiliated…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

While this handy dandy onigiri holder costs ¥4,200 (around U.S. $37.31), the item's buckles are made in a way where it'll cover your rice ball from all angles-- aside from it being made of leather. I…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 3 comments

When working in Japan, it is mandatory for an employee to make payments to Japan Pension Fund.

If you are leaving Japan for good, you can take back what you paid, but there is an upper limit. Let's m…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

Death from overwork and ceaseless overtime are closely related to the rise of what in Japan are known as burakku kigyo, loosely translated as “dark companies” or “evil corporations.”

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 1 comment

Building the best robot you can is difficult and stressful. You know what isn’t difficult or stressful? Building the worst robot you can, and then seeing if it can manage to be even more terrible tha…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 9 months ago | 3 comments

While the cost of housing is climbing in many global cities, the average middle-class family in Tokyo can still afford to buy a new, single-family detached home for $300,000. That’s right. The typica…

posted by  Sergey | 8 years, 9 months ago | 2 comments