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  There was once a car vending machine in Japan!    

  The word “konkatsu” has appeared in this blog a few times. It means “marriage hunting” and is a recent word born in 2007. Unlike traditional matchmaking, today’s konkatsu is…

  I have introduced vending machines several times before in JAPAN Style (banana vending machine, solar-powered vending machine and so forth). Now, let me introduce another surprising vending machine. I…

  I have written about “train freak” girls called tetsuko before.  It seems there are more than twenty categories of train freaks (tetsudo otaku) nowadays! Each one has his or…

  I found an interesting blog on miniature pictures posted by a Japanese blogger. So let me introduce it.   This is a miniature-style picture, which has remained popular in…

  Most people may have heard how terrible the commuter rush-hours are in Tokyo. Transit workers have specific jobs to push and shove as many people as possible into packed…

  It has been more than a year since the king of pop, Michael Jackson passed away. Many people in the world miss him. It is sad that we can…

  You might have heard of Japanese taxis’ automatic doors, but have you actually ever seen them? Maybe not, because the automatic taxi doors are very unusual and unique to…

  The autumn foliage front is now at the north part of Japan, and keeps going southward. It is almost time to enjoy beautiful red and orange colors of mountains….

  A Japanese hosiery maker, M & M Socks Co., Ltd., sells women’s tights, called Catechin Style, dyed with catechin.