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- Weekly Digest 12/4~12/9
- December 10th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 12/4 (Sun.)Mr. Brainwash Life is Beautiful Exhibition in Odaiba 12/5 (Mon.)TV commercial of the week: Snickers and Erika Sawajiri Other post:French toast ice cream 12/6 (Tue.)This alarm clock can talk to you Other posts:Haruma Miura introduce ... » Continue Reading
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- Tom Cruise’s mission in Japan
- December 9th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Tom Cruise is 49 but shows no signs of slowing down. The megastar insisted on doing a lot of his own stunts in his latest film, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," including hanging from the outside of the tallest building in the world in Dubai."I've never b ... » Continue Reading
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- Nadeshiko Japan,’ ‘3.11’ voted top buzzwords for 2011
- December 8th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Japan’s World Cup-winning women’s soccer team Nadeshiko Japan and 3.11, the term used to refer to the March 11 disaster, were the the top buzzwords at the 2011 U-CAN Awards for newly coined words and words in vogue. Other words that made the top 10 were “kizuna” (s ... » Continue Reading
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- Hyperdia helps you get to your destination
- December 8th, 2011Category: Travel
- There are so many ways to go to your destination by train, especially in Tokyo. One handy website to help you get to your destination is Hyperdia which is in Japanese, English and Chinese. At "Timetable and Route Search," located on the websit ... » Continue Reading
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- For Fukui’s Sake – Two years in rural Japan
- December 8th, 2011Category: Travel
- A Japan where snakes slither down school corridors, where bears prowl dark forests and where Westerners are still regarded as curious creatures. Welcome to the world of the "inaka" – the Japanese countryside.Unhappily employed in the UK, Sam Baldwin decides to make a ... » Continue Reading
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- Delivery service brings your favorite meals to your door in Tokyo
- December 8th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Check out Maishoku, a new Tokyo food delivery service that offers all kinds of cuisine, including Japanese, Italian, French, Chinese, Indian and Mexican. If you've had trouble getting into a restaurant because it is always full or you just don't feel like cooking, the ... » Continue Reading
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- Ume liquor nouveau goes on sale
- December 7th, 2011Category: Shopping
- Nakano Ume liquor nouveau, a plum-flavored liquor like Beaujolais nouveau, is now on sale at Wakayama Prefecture's shop in Ginza and Nakano BC Online shop. An ume liquor premium set of Nakano ume liquor Nouveau 2011 and"Nakano ume liquor Aged 2007 are on sale for 2 ... » Continue Reading
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- Winter time at Akasaka Sacas
- December 7th, 2011Category: Events
- The winter event at Akasaka Sacas -- "White Sacas ~The Rink at Akasaka Sacas~" -- is being held until Feb 19. Besides the 10-meter-tall Christmas tree, there is an ice skating rink. The rink is open from 11 a.m. until ... » Continue Reading
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- Krispy Kreme’s Chocolate Karnival
- December 7th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will launch a new campaign, Chocolate KARNIVAL, to release various new chocolate doughnuts in three phases from Jan 11 to March 14. For the first phase, Almond Ghana Choco Heart and Strawberry Creamy Choco Heart will be sold from Jan 11 to Fe ... » Continue Reading
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- Haruma Miura introduces au’s new smartphone in Arrows series
- December 6th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- KDDI's au is going to release a new smartphone called "Arrows Z" in mid-December and "Arrows EZ" early in January. The "Arrows Z" contains a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and offers high-speed Internet access through its WiMax. It features a 4.3-inch, full-color ... » Continue Reading