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Japanese fashion magazine AneCan to close
The Japanese fashion magazine industry continues to suffer. After the closure of prominent gyaru culture titles Koakuma Ageha, egg and Happie Nuts, another major magazine is closing down. The last...
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First Cabin Kansai Airport: new cubicle-style budget hotel ideal for...
A new inexpensive hotel will open in Kansai International Airport in March 2017 in the style of a capsule hotel. Guests to the tentatively named First Cabin Kansai Airport in the Aeroplaza complex near...
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Flowers by Naked: Paradiso brings interactive digital floral art to Roppongi
The creative agency Naked has produced an interactive event ideal for the summer, Flowers by Naked: Paradiso, now running at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi until August 31st. A previous version of the event...
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Which Japanese female celebrities earn the most from TV commercials?
The weekly tabloid Shukan Post recently published a ranking of female celebrities based on their TV commercial earnings. In addition to television advertising, the magazine calculated its ranking from...
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Pokémon Go used for matchmaking events in Tokyo, Kanagawa
The Pokémon Go phenomenon has reached such stratospherical levels that it is even starting to influence people’s romantic lives. A Japanese company has announced it will hold Pokémon Go matchmaking...
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Experience historical architecture and vibrant light installations at Meguro...
Meguro Gajoen is once again open to the public with a special series of traditionally inspired, light-themed installations. The hotel complex, built originally in the 1930s as a wedding ceremony hall,...
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teamLab transforms L’Occitane Shinjuku into immersive digital beauty space
At the risk of become a news site exclusively about teamLab, another major development in the space of a week merits a new story about the interdisciplinary technology and design group. Hot on the...
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Dragon Quest video game billboard in Shinjuku Station charges up your phone
This is a trend that continues to grow and surprise us: large-scale ads and billboards, especially in train stations, with a “physical” or interactive gimmick. From “huggable” columns to others that...
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Tennozu-Shinagawa, the new Tokyo district for art and design
Earlier this year we reported on the opening of Archi-Depot, Japan’s first architecture models museum. The company behind the museum, Warehouse Terrada, is actually pioneering a whole new art district...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games commemorative coins announced
Designs for the official 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games commemorative coins have been released. There are two designs: one for the Olympic Games and one for the Paralympic Games. On the front, the...
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Future retail, virtual fitting technology available at Tokyo department stores
Tokyo department stores are currently showcasing fashion retail and technology crossovers, including virtual reality and more. From August 24th to September 6th, the Irodorisai 2016 event at Isetan...
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Memu Earth Hotel in Hokkaido immerses guests in nature with no walls or ceiling
Memu Earth Hotel in Hokkaido, northern Japan, may be the most unusual hotel in Japan right now. Forget gimmicks like robots, book stores and capsules, Memu Earth Hotel relies just on Mother Nature for...
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Tokyo hosts Japan’s first Muslim fashion show in November
The first Muslim fashion show will held in Japan in November as part of Hala Expo Japan 2016. Organized in partnership with the Malaysia-based Moslema In Style, Tokyo Modest Fashion Show will take...
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Gundam virtual reality experience puts you in hand of giant robot
A new virtual reality attraction brings the world of the Gundam anime series to life in 360-degree vision. After donning a headset and stereo headphones, visitors can experience seeing the world from...
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The Guest Cafe & Diner moves from Shibuya to Ikebukuro Parco, hosts Yowamushi...
The Guest Cafe & Diner at Shibuya Parco has been one of the main venues hosting the regular pop-up cafes that have proved popular marketing tools in recent years, especially in Tokyo. By now, the...
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HMV taps vinyl revival in Japan with new Shinjuku store and Shibuya museum
HMV continues to roll out its comeback strategies, and it has a decidedly analog flavor. The overseas music retailer has been owned in Japan by a subsidy of the convenience store giant Lawson since...
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Salvador Dali exhibition promoted with Dali mustache photo book in Shinjuku
Visitors passing through Promenade Road, the underground passageway at the Marunouchi Line of Shinjuku Station, can currently pop into a photo booth to get their portrait taken in the style of Spanish...
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Kengo Kuma to design new Yamanote Line station in Tokyo
The previously announced new Yamanote Line stop between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations will be designed by Kengo Kuma, said JR East on September 6th. Set to open provisionally in spring 2020, shortly...
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As future of fish market relocation uncertain, Tsukiji Wonderland documentary...
A new documentary about the world’s largest fish market is released in movie theaters in Japan next month. Tsukji Wonderland goes on general release from October 15th, shortly before the 80-year-old...
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Bicultural Renho faces accusations of not being Japanese enough
The current frontrunner for the leadership of Japan’s main opposition party, the recently rebranded Democratic Party, is facing accusations of not being Japanese enough. It is no secret that Renho was...
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