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Tokyo Headphone Girls: Cute ladies wearing cool designer headphones!
We just discovered Headphone Girls, a fun online portal that, as the title suggests, features girls showing off cool Japanese designer headphones. The idea is that each girl showcases a pair of...
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Nocilis: a shape-changing educational play toy for kids
Every now and then you come across an idea so neat that you wish the whole world knew about it. And in this case, I also wish I was six years old ago and could experience the joy of playing with this,...
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Fancy a Bath in Fermented Sawdust?
Forget the Lemon Detox, no-carbs-after-4pm and anything-that-can-be-eaten-through-a-straw detox plans and try an Enzyme Bath instead! Just 15 minutes in this bath full of naturally fermented sawdust...
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New Dragon Ball Z Movie: Battle of Gods
Akira Toriyama fans are looking forward to the end of this month. After seventeen years away, Dragon Ball Z is finally back in theaters with an feature-length anime. On March 30, Dragon Ball Z: Battle...
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109 Men’s real leather spring collection
Along with their new spring collection twelve shops at the popular fashion department store 109 Men’s are currently recommending leather jackets that really match the trendy outfits for spring. No...
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Japan Society holds special charity art auction in New York
Paddle8, the online art auction portral, is holding a special online art auction during this month, to accompany an exhibition, Trailblazer, happening at the Japan Society in New York. The auction...
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Beams “ora ora” t-shirt for augmented reality manga...
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Hirohiko Araki’s manga that started life in 1987, may not be as big as One Piece or have the otaku kudos of Neon Genesis Evangelion, but that hasn’t stopped it selling 70...
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Tin Toy Utopia! Horikawa Retro Robot Toys are alive and well!
A long time ago, long before we had augmented reality toys or flying gadgets that interacted with your smartphone — long before even anime had really got going and brought with it the toppling mountain...
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Avatar Man “savage” foreign model wanders Tokyo’s Omotesando
This hasn’t taken off yet like we hoped it might — if YouTube video numbers are anything to go by at time of writing — but we wanted to share this video we spotted of an “Avatar Man” roaming the...
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Kyary Pamyu Pamyuseum at Roppongi Hills
To know Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is to love Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. At the young age of 20, she has dominated Japanese music charts and global YouTube viewing lists. If you’re in Tokyo, it’s pretty much guaranteed...
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Tokyo’s train lovers refuse to say sayonara to Shibuya station
A minor revolution has occurred in Tokyo transport. The Tokyu Toyoko line has gone underground at last for the stretch between Shibuya and Daikanyama, spelling the end for the 48-year-old Tokyu Shibuya...
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Japan’s first “pocchari” larger size girls fashion show
We’ve already blogged before about la farfa, Japan’s first fashion magazine for pocchari larger ladies. Well, now it has held its first fashion show to celebrate the launch of the debut issue on March...
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Ultra Seven diners get their own retro Tokusatsu hashed beef dish
Hungry Ultra Seven fans, get ready. If your very own Ultra Seven guitar wasn’t enough for you, there is even now a special hashed beef dish especially for your retro diet. It may need no introduction...
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Roppongi Art Night 2013 lights up Tokyo for spring
It seems like I’ve been spending a lot of my time in Roppongi these days. Last week I went to the Pamyuseum, and on Saturday night I ventured back to Roppongi Hills for Roppongi Art Night. Much like...
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Tokyo Disneyland – Where Your Dream Stays a Dream
For the great majority of Japanese people, same-sex marriage is still a fantasy that – well, should only happen in a fantasy world. On March 1st, Tokyo Disneyland held its first same-sex wedding, which...
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All aboard the Pokémon Train in Tohoku
During the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11th, 2011 many of the victims or people affected were children. So the “Pokémon with you” project was started to support the disaster-struck region and...
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UNIQLO launches UT POP-UP! TYO inside empty Toyoko Shibuya Station
As we’ve mentioned previously on JapanTrends, the Tokyu Toyoko line has recently merged with the underground Fukutoshin subway line at Shibuya Station. The merge has made the commute from outside of...
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Does “keigo” still have its place in Japan?
As we see more and more young celebrities using informal speech (or tameguchi) on TV, some might question, “Is it acceptable not to use honorific language at all in our everyday life?” Perhaps the most...
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Tokyo Metro subway new 2013 manners posters go romantic for April
In case you didn’t notice, it’s April and with the “cruellest month” comes a change in the fiscal year. Hence lots of emails from people announcing they are changing jobs or departments at work. And...
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Mobile Suit Gundam-inspired fashion by Strict G launches new Amuro Rei...
A men’s apparel shop that offers fashion based on anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam, Strict G, has announced a new collection. Amuro Style is inspired by the clothes worn by Gundam protagonist Amuro...
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