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Now through June 8, 2015, Japanese spatial designer Masakazu Shirane has installed Light Origami, a giant 3D kaleidoscope constructed using over 320 different…

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

Do you remember Fanny? The self-declared noodle freak and California-based designer has experienced a major kickstarter success with her first project, the Ramen Poster. The graphic introduced twenty…

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

? The surveys are closed by now and we want to say Thank you to all of you who gave us such helpful advice and who

took the time to answer the questions! ?

We had 250 participants from 40 differen…

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

The Japanese are now soccer world champions. Robot soccer champions, at least. Some of the most advanced soccer players in the world convened in central China to compete in a grueling competition, wi…

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

a bearded smiley face carved from Haagen Dazs’ kinako kuromitsu flavor

Some artists create on canvases. Others use wood. But if the medium presents itself to the artist, it can really be anything…

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

Monomy is an iOS app that offers an online marketplace for creatives, allowing people to make accessories they like with ease using smartphones. The platform was recently launched by Fun Up, the Toky…

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

Ukiyo-e. Kabuki. The Shinkansen. Akira Kurosawa. Haruki Murakami. Hello Kitty. Attack on Titan.

So, is Japan really creative? It seems like such a silly question. Why even bother to ask it?

I imagi…

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

Tokyo and its surroundings are home to more theme and amusement parks than one could ever, as a foreign visitor, imagine. Already the is divided into Tokyo Disney Land and Tokyo Disney Sea, making it…

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TOKYO Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc said it will offer a cut-rate smartphone service for about a third of the monthly fees charged by the country's three dominant operators, adding to increas…

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TOKYO - The Tokyo Metropolitan Police plan to limit pedestrian access to Shibuya's famous scramble crossing to avoid potential trouble from rowdy revelers on New Year's Eve. Every year, thousands of …

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