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Last week I posted about Willow Trees and Ghosts and The Japan Time talks more about this eerie subject in their article “It’s ghost season in Japan — who you gonna call?“
The Mainichi Daily News has put together a photo special covering Tokyo’s Top Tourist Spots.
Matador Nights included 101 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair […]
What Tokyo’s Lolita scene is all about - it’s not what you might think.
A great photo of a rainy Shibuya crossing was featured at Intelligent Travel.
Learn more than you ever wanted to know about Japanese socks including why they are good for the health of your feet.
Japan’s surf culture is alive and […]
Before we get to this week’s news, make sure to submit your Impressions of Tokyo to the Japan Blog Matsuri by August 20th. I am really looking forward to reading all of the great submissions to this recently revived blog carnival. Now, on to the news…
An Evening with a Kyoto Maiko is Something Foreigners can […]
Summer is festival time in Japan, or Matsuri time if you are a local, and my fellow Japan bloggers have decided to revive the Japan Blog Matsuri in honor of the season. The Japan Blog Matsuri is a blog carnival covering a variety of Japan related subjects and I am honored to host the inaugural […]
A look at the tight schedule of air traffic controllers at Tokyo’s busy Haneda Airport in Grounded Rulers of the Sky.
Who’s watching you? is an interesting article on the rising use of personal surveillance and anti-surveillance measures in Japan.
If you love caviar but can’t afford the real thing you may have to settle […]
How hard is it really to learn Japanese? is a great article with a little bit of history of the language and it’s origins.
Reuters lists Top 10 “weird activities” around the world features the Hakone Kowakien Yunessun Wine Spa in Hakone, Japan at number eight. Yep, you read it right, the spa website says […]
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 […]
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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