The ocean surrounding Japan is home to unique types of fish as well as a sheer abundance of aqua-life unlike anything in the world. Japan also boasts a large amount of rivers, lakes, and marshes with…

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

Artist Osamu Kokufu once told us there’s nothing more evocative of the future than the car.

His words made a big impression on us and we had planned a Ping Cars road trip with his help. Our destinat…

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

So after exploring how conservative and hardworking the Japanese are, let’s look at another related topic. The (very condensed) logic goes like this:

Fact 1: Japan’s streets are really clean. And th…

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

A consortium of Japanese researchers recently unveiled a project that utilized femtosecond lasers. I had no idea what that meant, but it sounded cool, so I read on. The project, dubbed “Fairy Light…

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

Manga cafés are places where, for a nominal fee, you get access to a huge number (often thousands) of Japanese manga and can spend some quality leisure time with the manga of your choice.

read the …

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

Comprehensive living guide for foreign residents in Japan - Living Information

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Hello, winter in Japan. We're freezing, how about you? My house, like many Japanese houses and apartments, has crap insulation and no central heating. It's cold up in here. If your place, like mine, …

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

TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday displayed a pair of two-legged humanoid robots that can operate in harsh conditions as the country prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions prepares for the next catastr…

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

How could I have forgotten to post this photograph. When I was in Noto last June I posted a shot from the Ante-room, which has deep brick red coloured walls (Snapshot 5: Unexpected 22nd June 2015). T…

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Akihabara is Tokyo's "Electric Town", which is focused around Akihabara Station. Akihabara built its reputation has a place to go in Tokyo for very technically advanced hobbist style parts …

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