It seems that everyone has a robot these days, even SoftBank. At CEATEC 2014, Japan's biggest tech event, Toshiba has unveiled its contribution to the Japanese robot canon -- an android that can ...

Japanese women are known for being on the slender side but beauty of course comes in all shapes and sizes. As such, we have seen a shift towards a greater mainstream acceptance of larger ladies in ...

There are advertising stunts, and then there are advertising stunts. Japanese watch brand Citizen teamed up the Tokyo and Amsterdam branches of Wieden & Kennedy to challenge landscape photographer ...

Less is more, as they say, and beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. These two truism perhaps best sum up one savvy project by a talented fashion design student who has found success already at a ...

Tokyo is a city that is a paradise to photographers; it opens up just so many opportunities for images -- the technology, lights, crowds, fashion, subcultures, architecture, businessmen, seasons, ...

This article by Greg Lane first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. While it’s great not needing to own a car in Tokyo (with all the incumbent expenses) there’s no question that it can be fun or ...

There are many kinds of bibliophiles and bookworms in Japan. There are the hipsters who hang out at pristine artsy bookshops like T-Site in Daikanyama or Nadiff in Ebisu, et al. There are the manga ...

The Tower of the Sun is one of the great icons of postwar Japan and the Showa era. The huge sculpture is a kind of totem pole that was created by artist Taro Okamoto as one of the signature ...

Shibaura House is a community space in the Tokyo district of Shibaura, a neighborhood in the south of the city near the port. The stylish glass building is designed by Kazuyo Sejima and hosts private ...

Maywa Denki are one of Japan's best-kept secrets. Part music unit, part toy designers, part performance artists, the group is now 20 years old but continues to come up with great ideas. Their ...

Mt Ontake, a volcanic mountain between Nagano and Gifu prefectures, erupted at 11:53 a.m on September 27th, resulting in a 4km ash cloud. [Image source: Asahi] The eruption took ...

It's official. Having glasses is cool. Japan has long regarded glasses and eyewear as serious fashion items, which is why companies like Jin and Zoff go to great efforts to market their products ...

Pet trends are one of the funnest things we keep our eyes on. After all, what other nation on Earth has such a variety of dog fashion (dog wigs?!), cat cafes -- or even Architecture for Dogs? The ...

Mt Fuji, being not only the tallest mountain in Japan and also a symmetrical beauty of nature, has always lent itself to being a motif for artists and designers to exploit. Perhaps starting with ...

Japan has always loved both technology and monozukuri craftsmanship. So it comes as no surprised that Japan has fallen in love with 3D printing, even if it has meant artists have to watch what ...