Japan home to 541,000 young recluses, survey finds

An estimated 541,000 people aged between 15 and 39 in Japan avoid social contact and shut themselves in their homes, according to a government s…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 3 comments

Everyone knows the mainstream manga, but there should be others that are less known and more interesting.

My favourite is Saint Oniisan, which features Budha and Jesus sharing an apartment in Tokyo…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 3 comments

Japanese English can be very funny, but this example is quite extraordinary because with just the quotation marks the author expressed quite the opposite from what she wanted to say :)

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

I know it is a showcase marketing article from Google (the author of Tensor Flow framework) and it is very specialized subject which is not meant for general public. It is still fun and I couldn't …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

There is Akihabara station, there are iconic shops and buildings that we all know but what are the limits of the Akihabara electric town?

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

Dried bonito, called katsuo bushi, is a common ingredient in Japanese dishes. This is the first food seasoning that Japanese babies get to taste.

Apparently, a Japanese company setup a dried bonito …

posted by  Tanuki | 8 years, 10 months ago | 2 comments

I just read about this coffee machine that can be controlled by an app to both make coffee and monitor coffee usage.

Are such gadgets popular in ordinary households?

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

The Near Field Communication technology powering Apple’s mobile-payments service, Apple Pay, is prevalent in North America, Europe and Australia, but the FeliCa standard dominates Japa…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

This an announcement, not a question. This year's Tokyo International Book Fair will be held from Sept 23rd to 25th, at Tokyo Big Sight.

Here is the web page by the event organisers.

There is a …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

For many people, the days of wandering into a store, browsing the shelves, and walking out with music stored on plastic are a distant memory. In Japan, however, the CD is still king.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments