Takeshita-dori Street, Harajuku, Tokyo Green and pleasant Harajuku is Tokyo's most established center of street fashion. While other areas rival it in terms of hip, Harajuku still reigns when it come…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

You know what’s more embarrassing than falling on your butt in front of everyone in Japan? Not knowing how to say butt in the first place.

You know what’s more anxiety-inducing than giving a speech …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

the main lobby of the newly renovated Grandbell Hotel Shibuya | all photos by Nacasa & Partners

Want to stay in room that only comes to life when the lights are turned down? What about a room…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments

These small cleaning robots are getting more and more popular, especially among girls and women who stay alone.

You can even control Cocorobo from your iPhone and ask it questions A new Japanese rob…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

If you are a fan of retro games (console/famikon/PC), Super Potato is the place to go.

In an ode to Sjaak's experience hacking retro games, Tayken took us on a wild tour of Super Potato. This store …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

The world's largest, busiest fish market has long been a favorite destination for jet-lagged tourists with predawn hours to fill. But the main reason for going at 5 a.m. is to catch the live tuna auc…

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 5 months ago | 2 comments

In Japan there’s now a hotel you can stay in without ever having to deal with another human being. Instead, robot attendants – a miniature, a humanoid and a dinosaur – will greet you and check you in…

posted by  RamenRyan | 8 years, 5 months ago | 4 comments

Yes, you read that correctly. In a classic case of one idiot ruining the fun for everyone else, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government today banned the use of radio-controlled helicopters and drones in al…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago | 3 comments

Hackers stole nearly $2 million from the online bank accounts of Japanese businesses in April, a surge in theft that has prompted some banks to curtail online services and rethink compensation polici…

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We’ve all been told of the perils of walking while texting. And yet we do it anyway. In fact, the problem only seems to worsen. But what if edo-period samurai had smartphones? Well, a humorous public…

posted by  RamenRyan | 8 years, 5 months ago | 0 comments