Category: COOL PRODUCTS

A little over a week ago people around the world began talking about a particular, and peculiar, Japanese beauty gadget. Plus ça change, we hear some of you say. But the Facial Fitness Pao ...

While Japan might at times seem just to be one concrete jungle, there's still a lot of nature around and even some cities maintain a rare balance between the forests of old and the convenience ...

Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. has created a series of yukata based on the tread designs of three of its tire products. Here are what the Toyo tire tread yukata look like, modeled by Toyo ...

Hobonichi has opened Tobichi, a store and gallery in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, where it will hold special events and sell its merchandise. It does has a rather unfortunate name in English (the "bichi" ...

The Japanese summer is very hot -- hot and humid. The up side of this is you get great festivals and fireworks, and also yukata, outdoor music events, and trips to the beach. But trying to go ...

Mitsukoshi Isetan have teamed up with fashion brand minä perhonen (despite the name, not actually Finnish) to offer a new take on a classic item of modern Japanese convenience. Isetan is ...

Motion Figure System MF201 is a 25cm-tall slender doll-like robot figure system that its makers claim is a "world-first motion figure system". The slim and silent mini robot has been created by ...

Fancy having Namie Amuro on your cup? If you recall, Koppu no Fuchiko (literally "Fuchiko on the edge of the cup") was originally a Gachapon capsule toy created by Kitan Club. The mini mini Office ...

Bandai's Tamagotchi is one of those series that just continues to survive -- and not only survive, but keep on innovating and coming up with new tricks. Tamagotchi probably needs no introduction ...

Heading to the beach this summer? Of course, you'll need a beach ball. But does your beach ball light up? No. This one does, though. The Green House Beach Ball Inflatable Waterproof LED Solar ...

While the latest Michael Bay Transformers movie is shooting up the box office around the world (though not yet in Japan), it's worth taking a look at a pretty spectacular local Japanese version. A ...

The Japanese are obsessed with bathing. From hot springs (onsen) to public baths (sento), and even home foot baths for feet saunas, the Japanese take the water, temperature, location and duration of ...

Sumitomo 3M has created a special website for creating fashion items online, controlled by the volume of your voice. The "Scotch Summer Holidays Family Kousaku Paper Fashion Kids" (or just Scotch ...

We've already seen the Animal Face Pack, which took animals from Tokyo's famous Ueno Zoo and turned them into beauty tools. Now how about taking this fashion idea even further? Zoo Jeans is a ...

Dutch electronics maker have stolen the limelight from local manufacturers with this new must-have home item, the Philips Noodle Maker. The automatic raw noodle maker can churn out ramen, soba, udon ...