Olympic judoka and UFC champion Ronda Rousey turned some heads and busted some scouters when she appeared at this year’s Wrestlemania wearing a Dragon Ball Z t-shirt with an image of Vegeta and the p…

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

Looking to buy some AKB48 idol goods in Tokyo? In this shopping guide I'll provide details on where to obtain such goods when you're in Akihabara. Prepare your wallets!! While reika is busying hersel…

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

"Due to shortages, sales of butter are limited to one item per customer." From spring until summer this year, signs like this were posted in the dairy sections of supermarkets and food stor…

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

image courtesy the Asahi. Translated by Spoon & Tamago

When we moved to Japan in the early 80s my dad, a Jewish New Yorker from the Bronx, quickly realized that he had made a terrible mistake…

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

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I will attend the JATA Tourism EXPO Japan on September 25,2015.

” JATA Tourism EXPO Japan, internationally recognized as one of the largest travel events in the world, will present Japan as a …

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

Onigiri are the perfect Japanese snack food. Portable and (generally speaking) healthy, they consist of a small ball or triangle of rice containing one of a huge variety of fillings, wrapped in seawe…

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

If someone tells you to go to hell, book your flight to Japan. There are plenty of hells to chose from! Different religious and folklore traditions combined with Japan’s natural volcanic activity hav…

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

Some 50 firms are participating in Japan's first international drone exhibition in Chiba, near Tokyo.

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The TOM team is visiting the shops of Akihabara and reporting back to you. TamTam Akihabara: One of Akihabara's Largest Hobby Shops TamTam Akihabara is one of the largest hobby shops in Akihabara. KA…

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

all photos by Ikue Mio courtesy Sankei

When visitors first come to Japan one of the things that surprises them the most is the abundance of overhead electrical cables. Maybe it’s not evident at f…

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