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Typhoon Day

May 10th, 2012By Paul ChurchCategory: Culture, Photography

During a time when a typhoon was threatening to directly hit Tokyo, I’d spent most of the day behind my desk finishing off some work before I could get out to shoot, but at the back of my mind I was apprehensive. Last time a typhoon hit I got stuck in Tokyo and ... » Continue Reading
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Chasing the Cherry Blossoms

May 10th, 2012By Malcolm ErnstCategory: Culture

Hello my friends. I hope all is well with you, and that you have been enjoying the wonderful Spring weather. I know I am very happy that Spring is really here. I like a little snow, but I was getting tired of climbing my roof. I will say though, I have some very nic ... » Continue Reading
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Can You Guess What These Cute Little Guys Are Used For?

May 7th, 2012By RocketNews24Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture

**SPOILER ALERT** If you are not ready to see the answer then scroll gently, the answer is at the bottom. Our modern world is so full of useful products that we are often very cynical of new inventions. In simpler times, when whoopee cushions, pogo sticks, ... » Continue Reading
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Inokashira Power!

April 30th, 2012By Joanne YuCategory: Culture, Photography, Play

Usually when you participate in hanami, you go to a park, sit under a sakura tree, and enjoy a good (perhaps boozy) time with some friends. Sharing the park with many other people engaging in hanami, you'd expect to see some characters enjoying the sakura season ... » Continue Reading
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Golden Week 2012 in Japan

April 27th, 2012By John AsanoCategory: Culture, Play

Golden Week in Japan is fast approaching. The end of April through around May 5th is called “Golden Week” in Japan and is based around a period of Japanese national holidays. Golden Week in 2012 is based on two separate holidays of 3 and 4 days. The first is fro ... » Continue Reading
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An Illustrated Guide to the 12 Creatures That Haunt the Crowded Trains of Tokyo

April 27th, 2012By RocketNews24Category: Culture, Play

Tokyo. Japan’s capital and home to roughly 12,790,000 people, making it the world’s most populous metropolis. Running through this great city is one of the world’s most extensive urban rail networks, composed of surface trains and subways that carry some 40 million ... » Continue Reading
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The Sake Project: Sawa no I – Tokubetsu Junmai

April 23rd, 2012By Daren EpsteinCategory: Culture, Play

Bottle 3 - Sawa no I - Tokubetsu Junmai I am proud to be reviewing this superb offering from the always reliable Sawa no I Brewery. Set on the banks of the Tama River in Western Tokyo, Sawa no I has been churning out great sake for three centuries, due to its being in ... » Continue Reading
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Instant ramen #1 on favorite Japanese factory tours, field trips

April 21st, 2012By RocketNews24Category: Culture, Food & Dining

The Japanese version of the popular travel information site Trip Adviser recently published a list of the best factory tours in Japan. Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the nation’s most popular exports makes it to number one. The list used user feedback about facto ... » Continue Reading
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Mind-controlled cat ears hitting shelves in Japan

April 19th, 2012By RocketNews24Category: Culture

The wait for communicating feelings via neural-controlled mechanical cat ears is finally near its end. Japanese company neurowear, the world’s foremost leader in brain-controlled fashion accessories, announced it will release the consumer version of its brainwave-r ... » Continue Reading
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The Sake Project: Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 48 (Nama)

April 16th, 2012By Daren EpsteinCategory: Culture, Play

Bottle 2 - Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 48 (Nama) This Dassai Junmai Daiginjo Shibori Tate (Nama) is an instant favorite. It has everything I love in a bottle of Nihon-shu, all of the lively, fruity taste that first sucked me into sake drinking. This is even more of everythi ... » Continue Reading