More blogs : Yen for Living
Danny Choo in his element
Out on Amazon today is a very funky book titled “Otacool Worldwide Otaku Rooms.” The project, organized by self-confessed otaku Danny Choo is for the moment only published in Japan by Kotobukiya. Otaku around the globe responded to Choo’s call to submit images of themselves posing alongside their precious figurine collections in their homes and the best of these images were put together for the book.
Taking the pulse of trends, trend-watchers and trend-makers in Japan. more →
A new videogame, a fresh take on an old painting and kissing (timeless!) are among the top Twitter trends in Japan last week.
Advertising titan Dentsu and NTT DoCoMo take a stab a launching a Etsy-like site of homemade goodness.
Explore the world of friendly official accounts, the latest Nintendo news and Design Festa Vol. 37 in last week’s trendy hashtags.
In Itoigawa, Niigata, the government has begun subsidizing online dating service membership in an effort to pair up more locals.
K-pop, Sunday morning TV, and pre wrestling topics are among last week’s top Twitter hashtags in Japan.
Collect ‘em all, kids, and get flipbook-style animation of Mickey and friends.
Taro Aso — the man’s got style. Some call it “gang style.”
Feeling lost? Not sure which way to go online? Click this way.
Straying off the usual Street View path, Google does inside a school in Fukushima’s no-go zone.
It was an ordinary day in an Asakusa shopping arcade until more than 200 people spontaneously started dancing.
