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On Friday night, illustrious RocketNews24 reporters Mr. Sato and P.K. Sanjun ventured out into the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo's hub of youth culture. Both dressed as Marge Simpson, they were ther…
This game is a strange phenomenon - it is only available in Japanese (at least for now) but it is hugely popular in the West. The gameplay is also quite strange - you place food and toys fo…
The wristwatch is an indispensable part of your trip, as it lets you check flight and train departure times as well as the estimated time of arrival for your next sightseeing destination. There are m…
For 10 months, Fumiya, a 26-year-old Japanese security guard, has been living in a 24-hour internet cafe. In a tiny cubicle where he can barely stand, he sits hunched over a glowing sc…
In the late 1990?s Japan experienced a craze for custom bikes called “street trackers”. Bikers would customize their rides to make them minimal but speedy like dirt biker racers. This was quite disti…
all photos by Naohiro Tsukada Seijyun Nishihata is a plant hunter. He travels around Japan and the world collecting exotic, magical plants. That doesn’t sound like a real…
These IC transport cards, which are interchangeable all across the country, can be used for traveling on major railways and busses in the metropolitan area. If you buy a new card with an advanced pay…
Ever wanted to experience the perspective of a race car driver? Or the detective in a murder mystery? Well YouTube is making it possible. It was just 3 months ago when the video streaming service ann…
This month Manga Night has chosen five manga that showcase great comic book design. They say you should never judge a book by its cover and yet we are all guilty of doing this. There is ev…
With an ever increasing movement of people between places in this transnational age, there is a mounting number of mixed-race people in Japan, some visible others not. "Hafu&…