Japan Pulse

Recent Posts

• Interest in final resting places never dies

  High-rise cemeteries make it possible for the dearly departed to stay in the big city.

• April Fool’s in Japan — the joke’s on you

  Bit by bit Japan is learning how to play the fool and play it well.

• Makankosappo: high school girls conjure up a special force

  In homage to Dragon Ball Z, Japanese high school girls beam themselves up.

• J-blip: Google Street View Cherry Blossom Edition

  Can’t come visit Japan to view the pink canopies of cherry blossoms? Google Street View might be the next best thing.

• J-blip: Take splat — teenage girls delight in cream puff war

  Girls get up in each other faces .. with some choux cream.

• Koe moe apps find their voice on smartphones

  Hey girlfriend. Read me a bedtime story.

• Boys who like girls’ manga for girls who like boys who like boys

  Boys’ love manga: no longer just for girls.

• Photo report: FOODEX Japan 2013

  A veritable feast for the eyes and, of course, the stomach was served at this year’s Foodex.

• Qusca: a good place to nap on the job

  People fall asleep everywhere in Tokyo, but this cafe is actually made for it.

• J-blip: Ramen cake

  Have your cake and eat your ramen, too.