I have come accross this article that talks about electronics market trying to attract women. I wonder how successful they really are - do you really see women around electronics shops in Akihabara?

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

I mean, it sounds hard to avoid going for few drinks between colleagues after work. Is it more damageable for your career to not attend than damageable for your next-day work productivity, or for you…

posted by  mts | 8 years, 6 months ago | 2 comments

among kids? and grownups ?

posted by  mts | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Arduino, arguably the most popular micro controller platform, is popular in Japan too. Japan has a wide range of made-in-Japan and made-for-Japan micrcocontroller platforms. They come with accompanyi…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

I don't know any events per se at this point, but this is worth a quick look:

The train car near Hachiko Exit, Shibuya station has been decorated for Halloween by Sanrio.

There are loads of cute ch…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

Thought of asking the question after reading this piece.

I have read this in quite a few feature articles, and a couple of books. But those are mostly written by Americans or other non-Japanese writ…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

The new technology has been developed to help mask unpleasant odours.

Four Osaka-based companies recently got together to develop a new technology to help mask unpleasant odours emanating from vac…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

This is very impressive where computer graphics is now. The CGI people can be truly human now or at least not creepy :)

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

For horse lovers, here is a quick list of festivals involving horses:

Yabusame Festival - Nikko

Souma Wild Horse Chase Festival

Yabusame Festival - Kamakura

My favorite is the second, a two-day f…

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 6 months ago | 1 comment

In Japan autumn is called "the season of appetite". I can definitely agree, because the intense heat and humidity makes me lose appetite and weight, and I start playing catch up in October :o).

Let'…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 6 months ago | 0 comments