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Doraemon Rocket Launch
With the launch of this years Doraemon Movie, McDonalds has tied up with Doraemon to give away some figures with its Happy Meal Set. The figures change…
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Trains & Transport
No more Smoking at stations
It's April 1st tomorrow, the start of the new financial year, and JR East are putting into practice their new policy of no smoking at stations in central…
Outdoors & Sport
Sakura in Sakuragaoka-cho
With the cold weather, the Sakura have taken a while to come out. Most years we tend to have one day which is really warm and the Sakura bloom quickly…
Shibuya
Shibuya's Nonbei Yokocho
Although Shibuya is one of the major shopping/entertainment districts in Tokyo and the area around the station is fairly well built up, there are always…
Characters
Koji Genba (工事現場)
I recently bought a new USB device that basically does nothing. Actually it lights up 3 cones and moves the arm on a stick man for the Koji Genba setup.…
Food & Drink
Today's Treats
Recently in the convenience stores the shelf area for candy seems to be seeing packages that have more variety than before. The most recent range of Pure…
Shibuya
City Camouflage
I went past this bike cover in Shibuya today. I think it is a bike under there but it could be some sort of animal. It sort of looks like a dog if you pin…
Culture
Thanks to NY Times
The online edition of the NY Times, Opinion section, carries a blog by Ben Schott focusing on the words of our times. Ben makes a review of the latest new…
Trains & Transport
JR keyrings
Found these great JR keyring chains with the station names on. The design is the same as the real display sign at the station. The product has been around…
Outdoors & Sport
Golf gains popularity with Japanese girls
In the bubble years, the image of golf in Japan was one of wealthy businessmen paying exorbitant sums of money to be members of elite golf courses where…
Food & Drink
Miso soup cure for hangovers
Nagatani-en (永谷園) have released their first range of "function orientated" miso soups. A number of makers have been selling miso soup products with…
Food & Drink
Morinaga releases ChocoFlake Bar
There are a number of chocolate and other flavored power bars on sale at the moment. making me think a niche has been identified in the market that…
Tech
Worlds Smallest Robot
Takara Tomy earlier this year released a new line of miniature walking robots called ROBO-Q. They are billed as the world’s smallest consumer robot…
Living in Japan
Pachinko Promotions
Pachinko is popular throughout Japan and while some of the parlors have ultra-modern architecture and look more like Las Vegas casinos, some still are the…
Outdoors & Sport
Sakura on its way!
The prediction for Sakura to arrive in Tokyo this year was the 22 or 23rd of March. With the weather forecast for rain tomorrow, it looks like Monday 23…
Living in Japan
New recruits accomodation survey
In a year of economic downturn, this years group of university graduates looking for a job must be finding things very tough. Companies seem to be busy…
Living in Japan
Ear Cleaning Service
You can find almost any kind of service in Japan from the mundane to the obscure. This is the land of maid cafes, muscle-building theme parks, cosplay and…
Shopping
Omron Fitness for Mobiles
Omron have brought out a set of digital scales that not only measure your weight and body fitness but also allow you to capture that data on your mobile…