On Monday, TOYOTA announced that their new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) called “Prius: plug-in hybrid” will be released by late 2011.  

    This is a Japanese traditional lion dance ornament. It is for new year decoration.

  “Death Note” is a Japanese manga, anime, live-action movie series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. Not only in Japan, is it known by manga…

  A soba stand is often seen at a platform in a Japanese train station, especially in a busy town. It’s kind of a fast food, and called “tachigui soba…

For a busy city-dweller, this would be a possible vacation destination. Ama-cho, a small town in [W:Shimane Prefecture], is a quiet island with beautiful ocean and greens. In this island,…

  The story of William Adams who was Japan’s first English visitor is now played at Japanese theaters by Japanese and English theatergoers…  

  This is a Japanese traditional votive tablet, [W:EMA]. It’s for Good luck.   Made in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN Style! You should follow me on Twitter HERE.  …

  During winter, simply baked sweet potato, yakiimo is eaten as snack in Japan. Home baked yakiimo are good but it’s easy to get from a yakiimo vender who drives…

    In Japan, merchandise with extra bonus like small toys, figures or key chains are often seen at stores. Because the gifts are usually exclusive, many people buy those…

She looks like a human but she is a humanoid robot named Actroid. It was developed by Osaka University and manufactured by Kokoro Company in Sanrio group.  

    In 2008, the total sales of vending machines in Japan was 5 trillion 747 billion 800 million yen. None of other country sold that much with their vending…