Artist Takashi Murakami has directed the music video for virtual idol Hatsune Miku's song, "Last Night, Good Night (Re:Dialed)". It has also been re-mixed by Pharrell Williams, whose "Happy" has ...
When Sharp first released its Cocorobo, the world was pretty impressed. Here was a low-cost robotic vacuum cleaner that could respond to its owner's commands and be controlled by Android and iPhone ...
Condos aren't the only thing rising in Tokyo's bayside area.
Following on from the life-sized Gundam robot already standing proud in Odaiba, Patlabor is getting in on the act as a promo for an ...
This article by Frances Maeda first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo.
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Mount Fuji Tin Metal Cup
Tinware drinking tankard for beer and sake
5 “Wacky Japan” myths we don’t agree with (and why)
February 19, 2014
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Japan Trends
Japan is a country that seems to inspire more than its far share of stereotypes and myths. The overseas media is also complicit in perpetuating many of the images of Japan that make it seem weird, ...
Movie adaptations of video games rarely work.
For every Silent Hill and Resident Evil there's a Final Fantasy, Super Mario Bros. or Prince of Persia.
But things go better when Hollywood isn't ...
Otaku arrested in America for “criminal” moe Idolmaster credit card
December 12, 2013
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William
It's long been no secret that otaku and other "undesirables" are targeted by overseas governments keen to suppress what they consider a subculture that veers into the realm of "child ...
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, ...
Peyoung Super Large Yakisoba Instant Noodles (Pack of 12)
Regular, spicy, half-and-half cup noodles in big size
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 ...
Today Bandai continued its commemoration of 20 years since Sailor Moon's first TV broadcast with an interactive publicity event featuring the range of cosmetics released earlier this year by ...
Studio Ghibli's The Wind Rises, the final film of director Miyao Miyazaki, in spite of the controversy over its extensive use of smoking scenes, has surpassed all box office expectations for the ...
Tokyo 2020? Forget it, “AKIRA” got there first in 1988
September 9, 2013
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William
While the weekend was all about the announcement that Tokyo would host the Olympic Games in 2020 -- the city's second bid and ultimately its second time to host -- some netizens and keen-eyed manga ...
Licca-chan Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Nezuko Kamado
Manga and anime character doll
Audiences are a bit divided about Hayao Miyazaki's latest blockbuster anime, The Wind Rises, which takes as its subject the rather uncommercial story of an airplane designer.
However, perhaps more ...
Studio Ghibli's latest film Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) has revealed yet another face to anime director Hayao Miyazaki, who reportedly was against the making of such film that he knew would be ...
In 2013, Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) became no longer just a popular comic book. It has evolved into a social phenomenon which will be remembered as one of the biggest hits of the decade. So ...