a hyper realistic goldfish lollipop | all images courtesy ame-shin.com

Amezaiku is the Japanese craft of lollipop-making, which dates back to the 700s when artisans made mouth-watering and artist…

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Summer festivals start from the third weekend of July, in line with the school holidays. If you are a tourist, it will be fun to drop by and see one!

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Tokyo's district of Akihabara developed into the city's bustling electronics quarter from a neighborhood known for its shops selling various types of scrap and recycled parts. Its famous "Electr…

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Greetings and welcome back to Akihabara, Tokyo's beloved and sheltered paradise of everything electronic and nerdy. It's me, Marc, Hardcore Gamer's official nerdy guy in Japan. Last time I gave you d…

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Even a vacuum cleaner can result in a hero-like character!

The new figure was displayed, on the 4 floor of the Kotobukiya store in Akihabara, for only 4 days (17-20 of July). As we have told you bef…

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Summer is the "insect season". Even if you are here just for travel, it will be fun to see all sorts of insect killers sold in Japanese supermarkets.

With summer comes insects, and in Japa…

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Tokyo-based Robot Taxi Inc. and the Cabinet Office will start a demonstration test of driverless cabs as early as January in Kanagawa Prefecture. In the test in a designated National Strategic Specia…

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The Spring 2015 issue focuses on the topic of headaches, and features a masked wrestler putting an office worker in a headlock

On a Semi-annual basis Japanese pharmacy company Aisei publishes a m…

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800 WalkCar is small enough to fit in a backpack Has top speed of 6.2 miles per hour and can travel 7.4 miles on full charge Once the rider stands on it the WalkCar starts automatically To change dir…

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Japanese 'nengajo' or New Years greetings cards are a fun and easy means of showing your appreciation to all those people who have helped you navigate the tricky waters of living in a foreign country…

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