• PSY and Korean Soft Power

    PSY and Korean Soft Power

    Last time I checked PSY’s Gentleman MV had almost 330 million views on youtube and Gangnam style had more than 1.6 …
  • Taxis in Asia: Part Two

    Taxis in Asia: Part Two

    Following our previous post on Taxis in Asia’s most developed cities we decided to take the bumpier road and provide a round up …
  • Cosplay Business Cards

    Cosplay Business Cards

    Ever wondered how those crazily clad cosplayers promote themselves to each other? Well according to Nikkei’s Trendy just like most …

  • LINE Creates NFC Toy Smartphone for Kids

    LINE Creates NFC Toy Smartphone for Kids

    Popular smart phone messaging app LINE created by Naver Japan has collaborated with major Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy to create a range of …
  • Japanese High School Girls Explain Particle Physics

    Japanese High School Girls Explain Particle Physics

    …kind of. They’re at least starring in roles to promote it! As part of the bid to host the building …
  • E-Commerce in Rural China

    E-Commerce in Rural China

    E-commerce in China is massive and drastically expanding but not all of China’s online buyers and sellers are located in …

  • Taxis in Asia: Part One

    Taxis in Asia: Part One

    Having lived and travelled around different parts of Asia we thought it would be good to give a round-up of …
  • Free Wifi in Japan Debuts

    Free Wifi in Japan Debuts

    Foreign tourists visiting Japan are often frustrated at the lack of free Wi-Fi spots available in the country. Not only …
  • Jobless Japanese Grads Retiring in their 20′s

    Jobless Japanese Grads Retiring in their 20′s

    UPDATE: This post was a joke. Kind of revealing how all of the “weird Japan” posts get some much attention…and …

  • World’s First 3D Human Anatomy App

    World’s First 3D Human Anatomy App

    Tokyo based Team Lab Inc. in collaboration with Professor Kazuomi Sugamoto (Osaka University) have created ‘teamLabBody‘ the world’s first  3D Human Anatomy …
  • Design Festa 2013 and Some Successes

    Design Festa 2013 and Some Successes

    Design Festa is a two-day biannual international art event held in Tokyo which showcases an enormous array of original artwork …
  • Tokyo Design and Craft Market 2013

    Tokyo Design and Craft Market 2013

    Last week we checked out the Tokyo Design and Craft Market where exhibitors showcased products created using a combination of Japanese traditional …

  • Tohoku After 2 Years: An Infographic

    Tohoku After 2 Years: An Infographic

    Yesterday marked two years since the devastating earthquake and Tsunami which struck Northeast Japan. We found this interesting infographic produced …
  • Puzzle Pre-Fab Houses

    Puzzle Pre-Fab Houses

    Many of us have that dream of building our own home. But not everyone is an architect or a builder. …
  • Custom Cases for Candy Lifestyle

    Custom Cases for Candy Lifestyle

    Ever reached into your bag to grab a packet of chewing gum to find that it had been squashed? Ever …

  • BEAMS Curates Fashionable Injury Supports

    BEAMS Curates Fashionable Injury Supports

    Last week on a visit to Tokyo CultuArt by Beams we were lucky enough to attend the last day of …
  • Tokyo Design Ah! Exhibition

    Tokyo Design Ah! Exhibition

    February seemed to be the month of Art and Design exhibitions in Tokyo, after checking out the Japan Media Arts Festival …
  • The Whatever Button Likes It All

    The Whatever Button Likes It All

    Like a lot of chronic Facebook users you probably spend way too much time browsing your newsfeed and eventually you …