The chilling stories behind Japan’s ‘evaporating people’ nypost.com

As a newlywed in the 1980s, a Japanese martial arts master named Ichiro expected only good things. He and his wife, Tomoko, lived among the cherry blossoms in Saitima, a prosperous city just outside …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 11 months ago | 1 comment


What is the reason for all the talk about cutting the cost for Olympics?

If the cost is such a big issue, Tokyo should not have made a bid in the first place.

What do ordinary Japanese citizens think about this issue?

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 11 months ago | 1 comment


Traffic Accidents by Elderly Drivers

Accidents caused by elderly drivers in Japan are on the increase, as described in this article.

Despite the narrow roads, accident rates in Japan are fairly low compared to the other places that I h…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 11 months ago | 2 comments


Christmas in Japan

Any interesting Xmas events or activities in Japan, particularly around Tokyo?

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 11 months ago | 2 comments


Akihabara stickers

I have just received these cool stickers let me know if you'd like one :)

Update: here's what the sticker looks like on my mac:

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 11 months ago | 2 comments


Looks like Akihabara is back, but a month of posts has been lost

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I am sorry for the week that our website was offline and that it took us so long to bring it back. In spite of all our efforts we were not able to restore the last month of posts. Unfortunately ev…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 11 months ago | 3 comments


Cute electronic parts for women in Akihabara asia.nikkei.com

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 | 9 years ago | 1 comment


how japanese salarymen (and women) manage late-drinking party ?

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 | 9 years ago | 2 comments


how birthdays are celebrated in Japan ?

among kids? and grownups ?

posted by  mts | 9 years ago | 1 comment


Arduino in Japan and Akihabara?

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 | 9 years ago | 1 comment

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