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Hello, winter in Japan. We're freezing, how about you? My house, like many Japanese houses and apartments, has crap insulation and no central heating. It's cold up in here. If your place, l…
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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 adva…
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 201…
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…
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 19…
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)…
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…
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…
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 m…