The creators of Cooking Mama has now a new game for us, Babysitting Mama for Wii! Schedule to hit Japan early december, Babysitting Mama c....
20 Sep 10:42 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Today’s mild typhoon is a welcome relief after more than six weeks of record-breaking heat and absolutely no rain in central Tokyo. I was....
8 Sep 1:13 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The watermelon vine has been leafing out like crazy all summer, but only this morning did I notice five tiny watermelons growing on the bal....
19 Aug 10:04 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

In Japan it’s traditional to eat a special meal celebrating a baby’s 100th day. A few more picture here. ....
23 Jul 5:48 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Check out the video below for a crazy Japanese innovation that turns your baby into a cleaning device. An excerpt from the print ad: There�....
4 Jun 9:30 pm  from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]  [Recent] 

It’s been almost a year since we did not get any new Crash Baby, and we would like to thanks Paul in the UK for this impressive photo of a....
28 May 5:28 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 

You don’t hear a lot about exciting baby trends in Japan (other than crying baby videos and iPhone apps), no doubt due to its declining bi....
18 May 7:31 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Come along this Sunday for a studio & location lighting workshop with Alfie’s kids. No animals on this shoot but with this workshop we....
20 Apr 12:07 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Japan has already got robot teachers, robot pets and robot gladiators so can you guess whats missing? Robot babies of course! The Tsukuba Un....
12 Mar 2:10 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 

One can never be to young to start becoming an otaku, and Bandai is set to release some really cute infant clothings based on anime and toku....
17 Feb 2:20 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This photo (using my crappy cell phone camera) was taken inside our local cinema with all the baby carriages neatly “parked” – people ....
9 Feb 10:21 pm  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This contraption available on Amazon is a portable toilet with a remote control to train Japanese toddlers to use washlets. Have you ever se....
30 Jan 9:52 am  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 

If you’ve read anything on this blog before, you might have noticed that the end of last year was something of a hiatus. The reason for th....
20 Jan 1:50 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Researchers from the Machine Perception Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego have teamed up with Japanese robotics firm Kok....
18 Jan 6:17 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Japanese company March Development Corporation of Fukuoka has created an automated rocking baby crib for new parents who are tired of gettin....
23 Dec 9:08 pm  from  Tune-in-Tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The day might come when the streets gets too dangerous to take your baby out for a stroll in the park. That will be the day when you get thi....
16 Dec 10:32 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent]