I don’t remember most of the lesser known American holidays, so correct me if I’m wrong. But, as I remember, in America there are some s....
13 Mar 12:07 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Sunrise have announced that the Gundam 00 film will be entitled “A Wakening of the Trailblazer” 「劇場版 機動戦士ガンダム00 ....
13 Mar 3:46 am  from  Otaku Complex   [Profile] [Recent] 

Omotesando, Tokyo is home of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for Japan biggest city. This year’s parade is on March 14 an....
12 Mar 9:03 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile] [Recent] 

Written by Alexandre Martinazzo for Orient-Extreme magazine Translation by Valerie Fujita and Alexandre MartinazzoImages sources: Orient-Ext....
12 Mar 8:44 am  from  Alice et Peter Punk\'s little reports and other stories   [Profile] [Recent] 

Written by Alexandre Martinazzo for Orient-Extreme magazine Translation by Valerie Fujita and Alexandre MartinazzoImages sources: Orient-Ext....
12 Mar 8:44 am  from  Alice et Peter Punk\'s little reports and other stories   [Profile] [Recent] 

It’s getting close to 花見 (“Cherry-Blossom Viewing“) time in Japan. Every spring, during the short time that the pink Sakura (Cherr....
9 Mar 2:56 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Sora Fesu [空フェス] was held last Sunday and Gigazine was there to cover the event and record down the flight of the many Flying Pantsu....
9 Mar 1:45 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Preparatory education for university entrance examinations is an important rite of passage for many Japanese teenagers. Th....
9 Mar 9:59 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile] [Recent] 

Just a reminder that tonight (March 8) is this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 38) at Cafe Pause, with a start time of 20:00. As always....
8 Mar 2:45 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile] [Recent] 

Do you know 「安藤百福」 (Momofuku Ando)? He was the inventor of instant ramen. He was born in Taiwan on 1910 March 5. In the 1940’s....
7 Mar 2:19 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japan blogger RoninDave was able to capture some footage of this year’s Hadaka Matsuri in Nagoya;Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri in Nagoya is ....
4 Mar 8:25 am  from  DailyOtaku   [Profile] [Recent] 

  Thanks to everyone who came out to Chuo Park for the relays in the first of what we hope will be an annual run around. It will certainly....
28 Feb 10:19 pm  from  Get Hiroshima   [Profile] [Recent] 

Yesterday a very strong 地震 (earthquake) hit the South American country of Chile. Damage in Chile from 2010 Feb 27 earthquake This earthq....
28 Feb 12:18 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Want to watch the Tokyo Marathon happen right in front of your eyes?Joseph tame a well know Japan Vlogger will be running the Tokyo Marat....
28 Feb 2:21 am  from  DailyOtaku   [Profile] [Recent] 

Did you watch the 2010 Olympics women’s figure skating event? It was probably the biggest event of these Olympics in both Japan and Korea.....
27 Feb 12:20 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Here I am, acting all serious and shit at the “control center” this past Saturday for the big “Global PechaKucha Night for Haiti” �....
27 Feb 11:38 am  from  Jeans Now   [Profile] [Recent] 

This weekend:  50’s pin-up, coiffured Marilyn Monroe-esque sexiness, at the Mejiro-dai studio I’m not one to do photography just for th....
25 Feb 12:37 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile] [Recent] 

We have seen losta of unique meido café in Akihabara, but this is probably the first “moving meido café” concept. A special limited ru....
21 Feb 10:55 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Just a note to let everyone know about the global “PechaKucha for Haiti” event happening today. You’ll be able to watch a live stream....
20 Feb 12:50 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile] [Recent] 

Folks who are intending to attend the Malaysian concert for May’n BIG WAVE! Asia Tour 2010 should definitely act fast because the organise....
19 Feb 3:24 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

I was supposed to head out to Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture with a couple of friends to see the Oniyo Fire Festival, but most of them backed o....
18 Feb 12:12 pm  from  Fukuoka Dreaming   [Profile] [Recent] 

After hitting up Suzuki Affice, we wandered on over to check out Toast Girl’s live performance. Not quite sure how to describe it, but if ....
16 Feb 1:59 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile] [Recent] 

This awesome 1/3 scale replica of the bow of Space Battleship Yamato [宇宙戦艦ヤマト] is on display at the YAMATO EXPO’10 – Valen....
14 Feb 9:12 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

We’re watching the 2010 Winter Olympics live on TV right now. It started this morning (Sunday) and it’s currently about 1PM here in Toky....
14 Feb 1:44 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Some pictures of CGM Night organized by Danny Choo that took place at Japanese Red Cross Society facility Akiba:FAmano Ai-chanNek....
14 Feb 12:17 pm  from  zuco   [Profile] [Recent] 

Making tough choices for Valentine’s Day in Tsukuba  It always intrigues me how certain bits of cultural material can TRANSFORM over tim....
13 Feb 4:47 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile] [Recent] 

Have you seen the photos of the “2001 September 11th attacks” on the World Trade Center towers in New York City that were recently made ....
12 Feb 9:37 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Yesterday was a holiday here in Japan. Called 「建国記念日」 (“National Foundation Day“). (Click here to see my short FAQ about i....
12 Feb 3:10 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Oh, don’t you just love these PauseTalk updates? So after having to cancel this month’s edition I said that it would be back in March, b....
10 Feb 6:27 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile] [Recent] 

Sakura-Con is going to be bigger and better than ever this year! With Appearances by:Tsuyoshi Nonaka is a Mechanical designer known for h....
10 Feb 2:41 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile] [Recent]