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 | 9 years, 6 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 | 9 years, 6 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 | 9 years, 6 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 | 9 years, 6 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 | 9 years, 6 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 | 9 years, 6 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 | 9 years, 6 months ago | 2 comments

Civil rights activist Fred Korematsu, an Oakland native who fought the government's internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was honored by Google Doodle on Monday on what would have bee…

posted by  Sergey | 9 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Tokyo is a delicious assault on the senses. A tidal wave of lights, sounds, smells and an entirely different culture hits you as soon as you enter the city.

It’s difficult to really get to the heart …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 2 comments

The other day we stumbled upon a building in Osaka that was shaped like a dachshund. As it turns out, it was a warehouse and distribution center for the Japanese pet food company DoggyMan, which made…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 6 months ago | 2 comments