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 | 9 years 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 | 9 years 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 | 9 years 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 | 9 years 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 | 9 years 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 | 9 years ago | 0 comments

I have come accross the article where a gaijin living in Japan talks in detail about how much it costs to live there. He talks about rent, internet, health insurance, baby, etc, the picture is pre…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years ago | 0 comments

I have heard of a ninja festival in Tokyo but could not find any information about it. Anyone who has an idea?

Edit: Here is a link to an article about the Iga Ninja Festa, a well known Ninja Festi…

posted by  Tanuki | 9 years ago | 5 comments

Typhoon no.9 of 2016 is now entering Japan's main island.

Typhoons are common encounters for Japanese residents. They usually know how to prepare for them, and where to look for help and information…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years ago | 0 comments

Eri Tosaka has won a major global title for the fourth year in a row, and she did it in dramatic fashion.

The showdown for gold in women's 48kg freestyle wrestling was a matchup of T…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 1 month ago | 2 comments