Are IoT gadgets popular in Japan?
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?
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iPhone to replace Suica (transport tap-to-pay card) in Tokyo?
The Near Field Communication technology powering Apple’s mobile-payments service, Apple Pay, is prevalent in North America, Europe and Australia, …
Tokyo International Book Fair
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 …
Japan has more old-fashioned music stores than anywhere else in the world
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…
What's the cost of living in Japan?
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 pict…
When is this year's ninja festival?
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 N…
Have you ever experienced a typhoon in Japan?
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 …
Congratulations to Eri Tosaka!
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…
How many people tweet in English from Tokyo?
I am going to answer this question myself because I have looked into this subject just recently and I know what Tokyo twitter life is like :) It was actually a small project to accompany h…
Why are the automatic platform gates taking so long to install?
Yesterday, a near-blind person fell on to the tracks and got killed, at a subway station in Tokyo. Tokyo Metro, the subway operator, says that it will take another year for them to co…