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We all have mobiles and most of us have cases to protect them. Some are functional, some are needlessly confusing and others make you want to go and get one! PCB ART moeco has announced a new design ...
Picture this: You’re in Japan and you’ve rented a beautiful kimono and it’s a blast walking around Kyoto, but … your feet hurt… You could wear trainers with your kimono but it detracts from the ...
If you know Japan, then it won’t surprise you that nekomimi cat-ears and poetry go hand in hand. That’s right, the 14th annual “Otaku-Senryu Award” and “Nekomimi Character” contests are here! For those of you ...
The Japan Private Railway Association receives a lot of data from its constituent companies. Most of the data isn’t really useful for the casual observer but other data can give an interesting insight into the ...
When you think of penguins in Japan, you may not immediately think of the cashless ticketing system in the Kanto region known as Suica. The Suica electronic ticket gate system is why almost 3.5 million people ...
Once in a while, something comes across your awareness that so fits the concept of “This is Japan” that you have to admire the thought and consideration that went into the product. Model manufacturer PLEX made waves when it ...
At the Sake Experience at HYPER JAPAN Festival, you may have dropped by the Sake Shop where lots of delicious brands of sake and liqueurs were available to purchase. Umeshu (梅酒) plum wine is always ...
You probably know the film “Spirited Away” from Studio Ghibli. What you might know about this film is that the bathhouse was modeled on a real location! Yes, that’s right – Yubaba’s bathhouse was inspired ...
Studio Ghibli’s “Kiki’s Delivery Service” (魔女の宅急便) is up on high in the pantheon of Ghibli movies and anybody who’s even a bit interested in Japan will have watched it. Since it was released in 1989, it’s ...
If you’re a dog person, don’t worry; this isn’t an anti-dog article! Rather, it’s a celebration of cats in all their wacky and oddball glory. “Zannen Sugiru Neko”（残念すぎる猫）a photography exhibition is scheduled to pop up ...
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