In a crowded marketplace, how do you differentiate your product from similar products that are all competing for attention? One group of rice farmers came up with the unlikely idea of focusing their …

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Nasu highland spreads at the farthest north of Tochigi Prefecture. There is Mount Nasu, which is a group of complex volcano and has several peaks, around the prefecture's border with Fukushima Prefec…

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As if there weren't enough confused tourists slowing your roll through the busy subway ticket gates, get ready to deal with twice as many over the next four years. As we reported earlier this year, J…

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These blooms are now gone, but were too pretty not to share. The young nashi (pears) are forming under the green leaves that fill out more and more every day. What's interesting about this orchard is…

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We still have the rainy season ahead of us, however some people already consider, if they should visit Japan in summer or not. 

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 1 comment

TOKYO - A few years ago, you'd see the Humping Dog all over Akihabara. It's a USB toy: Plug it into an open slot and the little motorized dog draws power from the PC and starts humping your computer,…

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Posts about museum sazae written by rendyharahap

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Tokyo Islands Cafe Fair presents a selection of delicacies and specialties from the Izu and Ogasawara islands. The ashitaba plant, kusaya dried fermented fish, shiokara salted fermented viscera, came…

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By Koki Kataoka / Yomiuri Shimbun Photographer"Please move your body along with me and say 'banzai.' Ready?" A 40-centimeter-tall robot led the activities for about 30 elderly people gather…

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Source: NHK

Regardless of what some of you might think of Airbnb, this is a great idea to support people who need help after big disasters:

• https://www.airbnb.com/disaster/southernjapanearthqua…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 0 comments