Lawson, Japan's second biggest convenience store, has a good knack of adapting itself to fit its surroundings, a kind of chameleon chain. We noticed one great example of this recently. Hikarie, ...

Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara launched his new political party yesterday, The Taiyo no To (The Sunrise Party), ahead of the Lower House elections anticipated to be held soon. The name ...

Japanese underwear brand Triumph regularly unveils a rather silly themed bra as a stunt advertise's its upcoming collection of clothing. For their new range the promo item is the Girls' Ishin Bra, ...

Recently showcased at an expo in Nagoya, Hirobo's new helicopters can travel up to 100km/h (62mph) and fly for 30 minutes at a time. Being electric it is also very quiet and there are one-seater ...

I guessed it just shows that whatever is happening politically or socially, some things are constant. Namely, carnal needs. Amidst all the riots, marine clashes and statesmen-spouted hot air in ...

Working hard or hardly working. That is the question. Some people go to great lengths to construct homemade solutions to working or using your computer in a comfortable position (i.e. lying in ...

GirlsAward, Japan's largest fashion and music event, has just opened a cafe and bar in central Shibuya run by dokusha moderu ("reader models" -- pseudo-amateur models who straddle the areas of ...

It seems unless you are an ardent AKB48 fanatic purchasing thousands of copies of the same CD to boost your favorite girl's chances of appearing in the next single, if you are young in Japan, you ...

Konkatsu is the "marriage-hunting" dating activity popular recently. Kind of like dating for the serious-minded. Well, it stands to reason that even otaku (which very broadly translates as "geek") ...

We've seen it around for a while overseas but we just read an interesting report about how so-called eyelash art is apparently starting to pick up more adopters among Japanese women in their twenties ...

Last Sunday around current 40 female high school students (known as "JK", as in josei koukousei, not Rowling) helped plan and create a special shopping event aimed at fellow high school girls inside ...

Kawasaki Halloween 2012 happened yesterday (Sunday, October 28), the annual Halloween-themed cosplay extravaganza in the Kanagawa city just outside Tokyo. With some 3,500 people appearing in ...

Fans of the Japanese anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica can now saddle up on a motorcycle decorated in the themes of the cult anime and manga. All right, so it's an electric scooter and is ...

The media is reporting that notorious Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is resigning from his role as head honcho of the capital city in order to form a new party and try to become prime ...

There is already such a pantheon of RC driving and flying toys out there, you wonder where else there is to go for makers. Well, Kyosho have come up with this globe-like Space Ball, a ...