I hear this guy Philippe Dumas is 60 and he has become a sensation in Japanese internet lately. I don't real Japanese, what does this article say? https://www.buzzfeed.com/keijiroabe/b...

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

This article on TechCrunch says that Line makes over $270 million a year on selling digital stickers: http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/chat...

I haven't ever bought stickers online. But I am not a v…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 4 comments

I know that fax is getting outdated, but I still need to send one.

posted by  Kanji-fan | 9 years, 3 months ago | 3 comments

We are very excited to announce a change at Akihabara.Tokyo We will be pivoting from just sharing links to more participative concept of questions and answers.

If you have a question about Akihabara…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

US-based photographer Noritaka Minami created an intriguing photo series named "1972" that documents the tiny capsule apartments in a...

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posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 2 comments

The Yomiuri ShimbunIt is essential that computer programming to be taught in schools will lead to improving children's ability to think logically and creatively. The Education, Culture, Sports, Scien…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Codenamed the "NX," Nintendo said the new video game console will be a "brand-new concept." Nintendo plans to launch the NX globally in March 2017. And that's pretty much all Nint…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

La Malle de Bois is, in fact, the name of a new Japanese train that began traversing the rails of the Setouchi region this April. French for “wooden suitcase,” the travel-themed train connects Okayam…

posted by  RamenRyan | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

AUSTRALIA may be developing a lead in the field of agricultural robots - or 'agbots' as they are becoming known through the work of companies such as Swarm Farm in Queensland - but Japan has an advan…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Since around 2000, cafes called "maid cafe" have opened in Akihabara and more recently a few in Shinjuku plus others in major Japanese cities like Osaka and some others around the world. In…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments