Japanese police raid an apartment being used to grow marijuana:Mr. Park, the man who was caught inside the apartment with 78 plants, was ....
11 Mar 8:13 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

As far as I know, Kirin is not selling its alcoholic “Cola Shock” drink outside of Japan. However, it’s newest commercial shows Meis....
8 Mar 9:40 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A cafe in Kochi city that sells a Sakamoto Ryoma Latté:It costs 860 yen for the special drink. Read more about it in Japanese at this si....
6 Mar 10:02 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

The first part of HBO’s new miniseries about US Marines in the Pacific War will air on March 14th:You can read more about it and view o....
5 Mar 9:48 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A commercial for a new Onimusha pachinko machine:Pachinko commercials, like the exterior of pachinko parlors, tend to look pretty cool. ....
3 Mar 7:18 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

What is your favorite burger restaurant? If you’ve never tried any private one unlike McDonald’s, Mos, Lotteria, First Kitchen, or the ....
2 Mar 7:53 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Our Man in Abiko shares some dirt on the fate of the Yomiuri’s English language paper: 1. The boss has been told to trim staff by 25% 2. ....
2 Mar 12:24 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

An amateur video shows a small tsunami that was generated by an earthquake in Chile:2010/2/28 about 17:30(JST) 4.5km from a sea,Niida riv....
2 Mar 10:54 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A juku chain makes weird and amusing commercials in an attempt to trick children into thinking that cramming for entrance exams can be fun:....
1 Mar 7:14 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Building a model Zero is pretty cool, but some might prefer creating a model of an aircraft carrier instead:Like the Zero, this is a DeAg....
28 Feb 9:02 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A commercial for Seiyu (Japanese Walmart) reminds you that it sells cheap stuff for your house, like curtains to give yourself some privacy....
28 Feb 9:02 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Nothing says canned highball like singing sailors:—Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal t....
27 Feb 9:04 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Kokuyo is a major stationery and office goods company in Japan. They have produced notebooks that are designed for easy decoration. Kirari....
25 Feb 10:01 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Susan Boyle will be performing in Japan, so SMAP has created this spoof of Boyle’s original “Britain’s Got Talent” appearance:[ha....
24 Feb 7:24 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

The New York Times reports on a scandal involving a man who seems to have falsely claimed that he participated in the mission to drop an at....
23 Feb 6:03 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A newly released survey from Gallup shows that most Americans have a favorable view of Japan:The results for some countries, such as Mexic....
22 Feb 7:01 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A neat video about what Japanese people attach to their mobile phones [by jjodonoghue]:—Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subsc....
22 Feb 6:32 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Byron may not look like your typical image of an Okinawan dialect speaker, but he grew up in the area and is eager to teach his dying way of....
19 Feb 10:57 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

My last post was about Japanese women choosing the most handsome non-Japanese male athletes at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Here’s the r....
18 Feb 2:23 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Asahi TV news asks Japanese women to choose the most handsome non-Japanese Olympic athletes:Bjørn Einar Romøren (Ski Jump – Norway) ....
18 Feb 11:43 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Some people are angry in New Zealand because a Japanese commercial used the haka dance without permission and made it look and sound like �....
16 Feb 11:14 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A commercial for DVD’s of the old Mission Impossible TV series teaches us that the Japanese title of the show is “Spy Daisakusen”:Th....
16 Feb 6:00 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japan Rail is running commercials to remind us that winter will be over soon, so we should start planning trips to Kyoto so we can enjoy th....
13 Feb 8:14 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

I usually don’t post touristy stuff here, but this video by Clorinth is quite cool:Decided to make a video of my recent travels to Japa....
13 Feb 7:59 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A short clip that shows Japanese customs officials at work checking suspicious packages to see if they contain counterfeit brand goods:We....
12 Feb 10:46 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

Yet another visit to the gift shop at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces PR Center, this time introducing some different products:SDF ....
10 Feb 1:24 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

A skilled bargainer’s tips on how to get additional discount at the electronics store:1) When you find the product that you want is reas....
10 Feb 7:23 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

On the news this morning I heard that JAL has made yet another about face and will be sticking with American Airlines and the Oneworld Alli....
8 Feb 11:37 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

The latest in a series of commercials for Nisshinbo follows up its “we shave bears to help them deal with global warming” with a new ep....
8 Feb 6:03 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent] 

If you’ve watched the TV news in Japan a lot in the last few months, you’ve probably noticed that criminals seem to be wearing blue hoo....
8 Feb 6:03 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile] [Recent]