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Remember watching those fleeting bubbles as a child and how sad it was when they popped? Well now you can keep them bottled up thanks to an entirely new kind of hourglass created by Norih…
Plastic food models amuse many first time visitors to Japan. Most of them look surprisingly real. Here is your chance to make some by yourself. Last week I jumped at the chance to visit a …
Japan is a land of new. When buying a house or renting an apartment, proximity to train stations is a big factor in price, but also important is the age of the building. Fashion changes quickly so wa…
The second issue of the Akihabara expedition is the Tokyo Radio Department. I found an interesting capsule-toy vending machine, which contains a Z-80 microprocessor in a capsule! The Z…
Mothers can be a competitive bunch at the best of times - but where food is concerned, their killer instinct really kicks in. Now, mothers in Japan are taking competitive culinary prowess to new…
The epitome of beauty in Tokyo will be found in its gardens. For a small fee (around 3$ USD) you can take a stroll and admire the simplicity and aesthetics of these meticulously crafted works of art.…
No matter how hard we try, we're never going to totally understand how they do things over in Japan, but what we do know for sure is that we really hope they'll ship this costume overseas. …
GA Gallery is currently showcasing its annual selection of new developments in residential architecture from around the globe. The “GA Houses Project 2014? exhibition at the small but surprisingly ai…
This is an all-in-one guide to using the JR and subway commuter trains in the Tokyo area, covering EVERYTHING from how to buy a ticket to how to get on and off the train. You're going …
It's no secret that Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. It's unfortunate, but very true. Just look at Aokigahara, the most popular place in all of Japan to off yourself…