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 ...

It was a quiet Sunday afternoon in the early summer, albeit on a weekend marked by many protests against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial collective self-defense law changes. But the ...

Omotenashi, or hospitality, is the buzzword of the moment. It all started with Tokyo's presentation to bag the Olympics in 2020 and now it's everywhere. The latest example is this Bijin Uketsuke, ...

People are marrying later and having less children. In Japan people are turning more and more to "marriage consultation" and "spouse hunting" services to find that special someone. Although these ...

Following the 2013 bikes and other merchandise, HRM Goodsmile Racing Bike Project has created three new snazzy Hatsune Miku racing bikes. The Racing Miku Hatsune Miku GT comes in three models: ...

The first set photos have been released for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of the popular TV anime "Lupin". Starring Shun Oguri, Meisa Kuroki and Tadanori Asano, "Lupin III" will be ...

UNIQLO's spin-off casual wear brand GU has opened a major new branch at Parco Part 3 in Shibuya. In fitting with its name GU -- pronounced "gee you", a play on the word jiyu in Japan meaning ...

When you think of summer in Japan you will usually come up with a stream of images of matsuri festivals, firework displays, flash rain storms, and sweaty Tokyo trains. What you probably won't get is ...

Your Party (Minna no To) member Ayaka Shiomura (35) was jeered yesterday in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly as she tried to introduce a motion for better government measures supporting infertile ...

The Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Tokyo put on a show for shoppers at the Roppongi Hills on a summer evening this week. These models performed in a fashion show wearing dresses and other ...

Japan Rail knows how to attract customers. In between rolling out snazzy new bullet trains and other technological advances, it periodically customizes JR Yamanote Line trains to look like a ...

Japanese people like to dress up. Various commentators like to point to social phenomenon like cosplay (literally, "costume play") as examples of how people seek escape in role-playing and ...

Glico's Papico ice cream has upped the marketing for its summer campaign and this apparently means appealing to the inner moe in every Japanese consumer. The frozen snack has relaunched with new ...

Toyota really did steal the show at the Tokyo Toy Show 2014. On top of their awesome Camatte Lab, which lets grown-ups see how a car works through driving a transparent vehicle and also allows kids ...

Toyota has once again collaborated with Znug Design to produce another fun Camatte booth for the Tokyo Toy Show. Following the Camatte's first appearance in the 2012 and 2013 editions of the fair ...