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 | 10 years, 2 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…

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

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 …

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

Are you asking if people wash their hands after going to the loo? If so, the answer is that most, but not all, people do.

If, on the other hand, you are asking about Japanese toilets, then the story…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 10 years, 2 months ago | 3 comments

Tokyo International Book Fair is a good event for us bookworms, because all books are sold with discounts averaging 20%. This year, E-books were sold together with paper books.

The 19th Tokyo Intern…

posted by  Yubi | 10 years, 2 months ago | 5 comments

One of Nintendo's biggest releases in 2015 is the sprawling 100-hour adventure Xenoblade Chronicles X, released earlier this year in Japan. It's great-looking and fun. That's not in dispute. The most…

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

It’s no secret that Japan and Korea have a strained relationship. It wasn’t even 20 years ago that Korea lifted their ban on Japanese media (it was partially lifted in 1998, and fully lifted in 2004)…

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

Technically, today is a holiday. You should probably have the time off, but you don't. You're here at the office, trying to catch up on email and a glut of busywork. I feel you. And so does Nissan. T…

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

The Tokyo Toy Show is Japan’s most important fair for toys and has existed since 1962 – in various forms and with different names. The motto of the event is "EnterTOYment - toys make the world s…

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

Yep, it's creepy. Summer Lesson, a VR experiment for Sony's Project Morpheus headset produced by Namco Bandai, is a powerful virtual reality experience. It's also disturbing and awkward and, well, ki…

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