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Difference, a new suit tailor with ordering and customization by phone
A new suit shop opens October 1st in Aoyama, offering bespoke clothing that can be ordered and customized from your phone. The oddly named Difference has created its own phone app in order to realize...
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Ultra-realistic digital Japanese schoolgirl Saya is back
Japanese technology likes to unnerve us, whether it’s with ultra-realistic silicone sex dolls from the likes of Orient Industry or androids by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. 3D computer graphic designers...
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PlayStation VR launches at Tokyo Game Show 2016 with special Anrealage...
Tokyo Game Show 2016 opened yesterday and, as expected, is dominated by virtual reality. This year there are 614 exhibitors — the highest number ever — and over 100 VR systems and games are showcased...
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New art gallery complex opens in Roppongi
Roppongi continues to throw off its sleazy reputation and become a major art and design destination in Tokyo. A new art building opens on October 21st, bringing together three major gallery spaces....
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Tiffany Ginza creates romantic digital installation for couples, HAND meets HAND
Who says romance is dead when you have digital projection technology? Luxury jewellery brand Tiffany has installed a special interactive installation in its Ginza flagship store. The somewhat awkwardly...
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Square Enix Cafe opens in Akihabara in October
Video game developer Square Enix will open a new cafe in Akihabara on October 1st. The Square Enix Cafe comes with a menu inspired by Final Fantasy, the popular video game franchise owned by Square...
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Sega Toys and Disney present Homestar Magical Night Home Planetarium
When the Sega Toys Homestar home planetarium first appeared in 2006, it was immediately praised for its quality and value. Produced with top planetarium designer Takayuki Ohira, there was no doubting...
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Japanese commercial with swimsuit girl eel sparks sexism controversy
It has become popular for regional cities and prefectures to product publicity films in the hope that they go viral. Many of these are aimed at increasing tourists, whiles, like the one made by...
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Beauty and the Beast themed cafe and restaurant opens in Yokohama
The latest intriguing themed eatery to open in the Tokyo area is the Beauty & the Beast Cafe & Restaurant, located rather incongruously in Yokohama’s Chinatown. Diners can experience the world...
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Japanese male governors experience life as a pregnant woman
With the exception of the recently elected Renho, leader of the Democratic Party, and Tokyo’s new governor, Yuriko Koike, Japanese politics is a male-dominated affair. This is so chronic, in fact, that...
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Godzilla dominates kaiju cafe in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Just as it begins a limited theater release in North America (and receiving mild critical acclaim), Shin Godzilla continues to conquer Japan. The movie is still pulling in audiences but how about some...
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The Prime Pod Ginza is Tokyo’s latest designer capsule hotel
Capsule hotels continue to evolve and transform. Long the preserve of curious tourists and cheap travelling workers, the capsule hotel was never priced out by internet cafes and the like until people...
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“Wasabi terrorism” in Osaka: Sushi chain apologizes for giving foreigners too...
It was touted as a “Japanese virtue” during the final speeches for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games bid and has become a ubiquitous buzzword ever since, but it seems that reality has some way to go before...
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Nintendo goes retro with release of Famicom Mini NES Classic Console
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards? That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its...
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Tokyo Cheapo guides us around Shimokitazawa
Tokyo Cheapo, everyone’s favorite guide to living or visiting Tokyo on a budget, has a made a great video introducing one of the city’s best neighborhoods. Shimokitazwa, as Tokyo Cheapo say, is “a...
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Shiseido app TeleBeauty applies virtual makeup for telecommuting women
Have a meeting online but no time to do your makeup? No problem with this technology. Telecommuting has yet to catch on in Japan, where logging long hours at the office by your physical presence,...
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World of Final Fantasy characters take over Shibuya Station
Square Enix is celebrating the release of World of Final Fantasy on October 27th with a one-week promotion in Shibuya Station. From October 10th to October 16th, the six columns in the concourse...
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Tokyo Halloween Style: Cosplay, train parties, costumed flash mobs
Halloween is almost upon us, and H&M is currently showcasing what it claims are “four Tokyo Halloween styles”. In a video, the model Seria Kawachi goes through several quick costume changes to...
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Sony Aromastic Mobile Scent Dispenser is personal mood changer for officer...
Sony is changing. The troubled Japanese electronics maker is trying new things as it navigates an inhospitable market dominated by the likes of Apple and Samsung. It has reduced its smartphone business...
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Japanese theme park has massive mechanical dragon that breathes fire
Tokyoites get to watch Godzilla come alive and shoot its atomic breath down over the unsuspecting denizens Kabukicho from the top of a building. But if you want to beat that experience, then travel to...
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