Next Year the Japanese government will officially propose to Brazil to select their Shinkansen (Bullet Train) technology for a planned 500km high speed rail route from Rio de Janeiro to Campinas, running through the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo, featuring a total of six stations. The Brazilian government is currently finishing up on a […]

In preparation of launching “Visit Japan” campaign, the Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), through it’s Tourist Information Center (TIC) division, conducted a survey of 726 foreign tourist. Of the 726, 64.5% were from Europe, 12.4% from North America, 11.0% from Australia, 9.5% from Asia and the remaining 2.6% are from other countries. […]

We can’t believe there’s a kids size version of this t-shirt!!!

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With creative marketing, new discount plans and its Yahoo! branded application phones, Softbank is able to increase their market share significantly, making a further dent into NTT Docomo’s lead in the mobile market. To counter, this spring NTT Docomo will integrate Google applications alongside i-mode. Google plays a small part in Japan compared to the […]

It’s been about a month since the controversial new immigration restrictions had been implemented in Japan. Since November 20th, till the 19th of this month, over 700,000 foreigners have entered Japan. Out of the 700,000, 95 of them have been caught by the mandatory fingerprinting process. Out of the 95, 77 […]

Unless it’s absolutely necessary, some or most people try to avoid using public restrooms because of the infamous “5K” slogan; Kurai (dark), Kusai (stinks), Kitanai (dirty), Kowai (scary), and Kowareteiru (it’s broken). However, a company named “Urban Oasis,” and Chiyoda district have teamed up to create “Oasis@Akiba,” a public restroom that will attempt to […]

This month several announcements have been made of changes in rail service.

JR East, JR West & JR Tokai have teamed up to provide a ticket-less shinkansen service beginning next year on March 29th. This service will initially be available from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka station however, from summer of ‘09 it will be […]

It’s been over a year since this prank was televised however, like most Japanese pranks, this has to be shown over and over again, especially over the holidays!. For those who are not familiar with Japanese style toilets, and most importantly might be visiting Japan in the future, this website is a must see. […]

Konaka, with the assistance of an Australian company, The Woolmark Company, will begin selling shower cleaning suits in February! There isn’t a need to take these suits to a dry cleaner, you just have to wash with warm water, let it dry and you’re good to go! You don’t even have to iron […]

For people who can’t cook a decent meal, even if their life depended on it, or someone who is always too busy to cook, a simple Cup Ramen has always been somewhat of a lifesaver. Just pour hot boiling water, wait 3 minutes, and your done! Nothing to it; simple and only requires […]