The weather’s been goofy this spring but at least the anime’s been pretty good. The spring anime season is well under way. Last season offered up some good picks and it looks like this one promises t…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 11 months ago | 0 comments

Forget kabuki; sumo is better theater. If you happen to be in Tokyo during one of the three grand tournaments - 15-day events in January, May and September - you can catch some of the action at Ryogo…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 1 comment

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan is readying to lift the lid on what could be its most effective global marketing gimmick yet: the high-tech toilet seat. Few foreign visitors make it through their first day in Ja…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 0 comments

Towering nine stories over Akihabara Station, Yodobashi Akiba dominates the skyline. It also houses the most incredible collection of gadgets, plastic models and other geeky goodness we have ever see…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 0 comments

Large companies is Japan have their own pet projects on humanoid, or animal robots. Here is the one by Toshiba.

Customers visiting an uptown department store in Tokyo, Japan, from 20 April onwards w…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 0 comments

In America and in "the West," the texting world is enamored with emoji. Emoji (???), literally means picture (?) letters (??). These are little drawings that go along with your text and the…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 1 comment

Train-lovers (Densha Otaku) are a significant group that frequents the hobby shops of Akihabara. I am sure they will enjoy this model, and someone might even come up with a cheaper version! Linear Li…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 2 comments

Like pretty much all the other mammals cohabiting planet Earth, the Cheapo is hardwired at an animal level to find a mate and reproduce. In this article I hope to assist fellow Cheapos living in or v…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago | 0 comments

It’s 2am. I’m burning the candle at both ends again trying to buy another must-have product from Japan. It’s a limited edition, Japan-only, 50th anniversary Casio calculator. With it’s diamond-cut …

posted by  RamenRyan | 7 years, 11 months ago | 0 comments

Walk into the underground parking of Akihabara's UDX building and on the best of days you'll think you've walked into an otaku-themed episode of Pimp My Ride; the parking space is a favourite spot fo…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 11 months ago | 2 comments