We're not sure if this qualifies as a "trend" but it made us laugh. To us, SpongeBob SquarePants has always been a bit creepy, but in Japan the yellow character is apparently a cutie. This must be ...

Not all beauty masks in Japan are of the animal or face pack variety. And while there are certainly some strange-looking (but still theoretically functioning) beauty gadgets out there, it doesn't ...

This article by Frances Maeda first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. There are so many fantastic free events happening in Tokyo in November and December that it was tough choosing just five for this ...

If you passed through Shibuya yesterday evening or night you cannot have failed to notice that it was Halloween. A bustling and manifold place at any time of the year, on October 31st it burst into ...

Maid cafes in Akihabara have almost become a cliche of themselves, catering for the curious tourist as much as the genuine enthusiast. But cosplay restaurant subculture apparently still has some ...

Wearable gadgetry just got more functional, thanks to Lotte, the candy maker who has come up with the Rhymi-Kamu chewing gum bite counter earphones. The Korean company, also based in Japan, ...

Photographer Marco's first photography book "Spring Pedals by lovely hickey" will be released by Futabasha on November 7th. Featuring mostly portraits previously showcased by Marco on the website ...

While the world is divided into Coca-Cola drinkers and Pepsi drinkers, there would appear to be a market for strawberry milk cola. Pepsi Pink Cola hits the shelves of Japanese stores from December ...

Tokyo International Film Festival is currently running in Roppongi. Japan's premier film event always draws crowds and plenty of press attention. So far this year's biggest headlines have perhaps ...

American band OK Go have released a music video for their song "I Won't Let You Down", from the album "Hungry Ghosts". Filmed using a "multi-copter camera" and directed by Morihiro Harano, the ...

The Japanese media is reporting Japan's first suspected case of Ebola. A man arriving at Haneda Airport on the evening of October 27th after spending time in Liberia was showing symptoms of a ...

A new exhibition event in Shibuya will turn all male visitors into crossdressers. All right, let's qualify that. The exhibition, held in December and January at Shibuya Parco Museum, is a promo ...

Roppongi has its fair share of bright lights and other-worldly experiences, though this is certainly something new. Finnair is sponsoring a stimulated aurora experience event at Tokyo Midtown on ...

The "Underwater Knee-High Girls" series of aquatic slinky ladies by photographer Manabu Koga has already produced two photography books and a current photography exhibition. Now they can be swimming ...

What in some countries would be merely retro or even geeky, in Japan can be mainstream and inventive. The Ultraman franchise continues to innovate and expand despite its age. As promotion for the ...