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Hatsumode Japanese traditional New Year event, in which folks visit a shrine or temple for the first time right after the new year begins, which means a Friday midnight night visit to a temple or shr…
Note: This post ended up waaay longer than intended, but I've bolded and highlighted important sections to make it easier to scroll through the entire file. Bless your soul if you read through t…
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…
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TOTO’s new toilet gallery at Narita Airport | click images to enlarge It’s no secret that Japan has some of the most advanced toilets in the world. They respond to your v…
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…
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…
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 wi…
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…
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…