On November 23rd, Studio Ghibli's latest film Kaguyahime no monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya) was released in all theaters across Japan. I have already seen a number of reviews so far, ...

JapanTrendShop.com is celebrating Thanksgiving in the best way possible: With a massive 10% OFF SALE for Black Friday & Cyber Monday. Everything is discounted! The Cyber Monday sale lasts until ...

Particle science can be pretty mind-boggling at times, right? But if you are region is competing to host the ILC (International Linear Collider), you need to have your grasp on what's an electron ...

Doppelganger might just be the most interesting outdoor wear brand in Japan. First they rocked our world with the Doppelganger Outdoors Wearable Sleeping Bag, an all-in-one jacket coat outer wear ...

While the crowds were flocking to see the latest innovations in the Japanese automotive industry for the Tokyo Motor Show, there was another big car event in Odaiba last week. As Nissan and Toyota ...

Leading fashion magazine CanCam has been going for over thirty years and now it has finally got itself its own exclusive male model. After launching the careers and seeing immense success in the ...

Sometimes I just wonder. Japan is such a small country (geographically speaking, at least), so why do they even have to divide themselves into forty-seven prefectures and compete against each ...

Nippon TV's Song for Japan might seem like a typical singing contest except for the fact that none of the contestants are Japanese. It's a contest that is exclusive to foreigners, presumably for the ...

In post-Fukushima Japan, we need more projects like this. While the LDP government slowly cranks up the return to full nuclear power, some Japanese corporations are being more realistic about the ...

Cement is one of those much-aligned materials. We rail against concrete buildings, slabs, roads and the like, but take an architect like Tadao Ando and he will show you what can be done with concrete ...

Get a taste of Chinese food in the appropriate Communist garb now in this Cultural Revolution-themed restaurant, which is apparently now open in Ikebukuro. Ikebukuro is one of the most ...

Out of all forty-seven prefectures in Japan, which do you think is the most appealing? Since 2006, Brand Research Institute has been conducting an annual survey, one of the biggest kinds in Japan, ...

Who are all the anti-nuclear power demonstrators? Emperor taboo-busting renegades like Taro Yamamoto? Just young hipsters or hardened veteran activists? No, there's plenty of ordinary folk who ...

It used to be that Gashapon capsule toys were ostensibly just for kids who wanted to collect and play with small toy items and character figures from their favorite anime, games and comic book ...

Non-partisan Taro Yamamoto (38) has ignited a firestorm by handing a letter directly to the Emperor of Japan while he was carrying out official duties at a garden party hosted by the Imperial Couple ...