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Sumo was in Los Angeles this past weekend. NPR has an interesting article and an audio report. (via Japundit)
Japanese women in the San Francisco art scene talk about creative freedom and the differences in the culture. Hiroko Sakai, one of the artists features says that Japanese women are like willow trees, “They can be bent […]
If you smoke and drink sake (rice wine) you could be increasing your chance of developing lung cancer.
You guide to deciphering acronyms, like ‘KY’, used by teenagers in Japan. Unfortunately it won’t help you decipher Kanji but that’s a whole different subject.
Have you heard about the $10K worth of drugs that Japanese customs ‘misplaced’ […]
The little yellow happy face that was all the rage in the 1970s is back, but chic and not hippy.
Prime Minister Fukuda will give up wearing a tie to help save the environment and try to improve his flailing popularity.
Also in fashion, a look at how Japanese fashion was influences by the opening of Japan […]
Bring your own chopsticks three times and you could win a new pair! Just the latest eco-conscious promotion in Japan. But the best eco-conscious product has to be the solar powered bra that you can use to charge your I-pod.
The Japanese have brought native Noma horses back from the brink of extinction and you […]
Don’t forget to participate in the poll in the sidebar and leave me a comment at “What do you want to know about Tokyo?“. I’ll be featuring some of the questions and providing answers throughout the month of June.
Anime and Manga are hot in Hollywood - but other American cities are getting in on […]
A cool article about meishi, the etiquette of business cards in Japan. This is a must read if you are traveling to Japan on business and an interesting read even if you’re not.
On Thursday morning my hubby and I awoke to a 6.7 magnitude earthquake centered about 160 miles outside of Tokyo. As I […]
Japanese Royal Tombs opened to Scholars for the first time.
It will cost Japan approximately $100,000 dollars to redesign a commemorative coin because of a copyright dispute with a Brazilian artist.
A new high speed train service connecting Tokyo to Kanagawa Prefecture utilizes a “secret” train track under Tokyo.
Bobby Valentine, a baseball manager for the Chiba […]
A report on the disturbing increase of cyber-bullying on Japan’s school websites.
Japanese men are turning to spa treatments and anti-aging products offered by a local department store.
Some great shots of Geisha in Japan in this slide show from Yahoo! News.
Learn a little bit about how recycling is done in Japan - it’s not that […]
In Ian Fleming’s footsteps in Tokyo a modern writer attempts to recreate a trip made to Tokyo in 1959 by the creator of James Bond.
Check out this video, from CNN, about Tokyo’s lost and found. Tokyo has one of the lowest urban crime rates in the world and the Japanese are raised to […]
Nihon on the Net will offer you some a glimpse into what people who live, work and visit Japan have to say about it on the net. It will be a periodic feature at The Tokyo Traveler so check back often.
Here’s a great article on the adventures of using a Japanese Style Toilet.
The post, […]
Whether you live in Tokyo, or are just planning a trip, you will find out what to do and see right here!
Written by Shane Sakata [email] for b5media.
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