Have you ever used Japanese Buses? Almost all buses of Japan have getting-off button to let bus drivers know that you would like to get off at next bus stop….

  Enka is a genre of Japanese music. Enka has characteristic melody lines and is sung with a distinctive vocal tremolo expression/vibrato called kobushi.  One enka singer, Hiroshi Miyama, has…

  Savory aromas wafting out of restaurants often make a passerby feel hungry. For Japanese people, the smell of “yakiniku” (=grilled meat) is special, stimulating empty stomachs and arousing appetites….

  Today I would like to share an interesting Android app called “Dot Game Camera“. If you spent your childhood as a computer game lover in 1980’s, then this app…

  Recently I noticed that some of my Japanese friends who have small children often talk about “Yokai Watch” on their Facebook posts. I had vaguely wondered what Yokai Watch…

Sumo is one of Japanese traditional sports, and there are stable fans, which can be demonstrated by this news; Japan Sumo Association announced that they released official sumo app for…

Have you watched the first long movie of LEGO, “The LEGO Movie” with mini LEGO figurines??  In Japan, the movie is available from 21st March, and LEGO movie series products…

  Jalan, the popular Japanese travel website/magazine, has the cutest feline mascots named “Nyaran” (the master) and “Deshi” (the follower) . These two cats journey to many alluring places in…

  Today I would like to share a fun image synthetic processing app, SAMURAI Wig/J. As you might imagine from its name, this app that lets users quickly experiment with…

  Japan is right in the middle of summer now, and needless to say, sandals are must items to live comfortably under this heat during non-working hours.  Today, I found…

Gashapon or capsule toys have been in the market for a while in Japan; its variety and the fact that you don’t know what you will get till you open the…