Additional screens and fewer advertisements will be featured on new trains for the Yamanote Line in Tokyo next month when the bustling loop gets its first upgrade in 13 years, East Japan Railway Co. …

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

3D & Virtual Reality Expo (IVR) is Japan's largest exhibition gathering all kinds of 3D/Virtual Reality technologies, products and solutions.

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In the city of Charleroi just north of Brussels in Belgium sits an abandoned power station. Originally built in 1921, the coal-burning Power Plant IM remained operational for almost 90 years until …

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People who know me, also know, that I love good food.

And Japan is the place to be for interesting restaurants and high quality gourmet dishes.

If you are into exciting Izakayas or if you searc…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments

Academy Award winner of the best-animated feature film in 2015 was Big Hero 6, gaining a lot of fans with its lovable character Baymax, and the fantastic city of SanFransokyo. One country that wasn’t…

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Thanko's new USB PC Lock does what you expect—locks your PC—but the real height of geekery is the accompaning receiver (that you're apparently supposed to wear on your shirt, yeah right). When activa…

posted by  Yubi | 9 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

Anyone know where I can buy a violin?! Tokyo, if nothing else, is an extremely organized city. Its sprawling train system makes sense. People calmly wait in lines. There is a correct time, place and …

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Now that the Tokyo Olympics has scrapped plans for that stupidly expensive stadium, it can focus on other things. Like questions over its new logo. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo was revealed this week…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 3 months ago | 2 comments

Japan's first zoo was established in Ueno Park, in 1882. Although its age is starting to show, the zoo is still a popular retreat in Tokyo. It's inexpensive, surprisingly large and, of course, there …

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“Satin sheen.” “Smooth finish.” “Polished veneer.” The woodworking section of any home improvement store will have you think it’s a menu for a car wash. With sandpaper that ranges from 60 Grit (coa…

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